| Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocotts Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?. | | | | Regret |
| | A feeling of sadness and longing That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. Longfellow.The Day is Done. | 1 |
For time will teach thee soon the truth, There are no birds in last years nest. Longfellow.It is not always May. | 2 |
For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: It might have been! Whittier.Maud Muller. | 3 | | |
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