...duty and love was law. Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, " It might have been !" Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner...dreams of youth recall ; For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been .'" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies...

...and grumbling o'er pipe and mug, A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Alas for maiden, alas for judge, For rich repiner...dreams of youth recall ; For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! ' Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies...

...had less reason to be ashamed of it, and less occasion to ask for the reader's indulgence. Alas ! " Of all sad words of tongue and pen The saddest are these, — it might have been." FINIS. dance, And wakes in woods hushed long The wild birds' song. / I \ ' b~2 V ' / *•*...

...and grumbling o'er pipe and mug, A manly form at her side she saw, And joy was duty and love was law. Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner...dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! " Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies...

...o'er pipe and mug, Then she took up her burden of life again, Saying only, " It might have been ! " Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner...dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! " Ah, well ! for us all some swect hope lies,...

...language is chaste. The poet plays upon the heart, and I sometimes find my eyes watering when I come to, ' God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the...of youth recall. ' For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest of these : " It might have been ! " . ' Ah, well for us all some sweet hope lies...

...life again, Saying only, " It might have been." Alas for maiden, alas for judge, For rich repiiier and household drudge ! God pity them both ! and pity...Who vainly the dreams of youth recall ; For of all sail words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : "It might hare been ! Ah, well ! for us all some...

...sympathy, its story of a bright future, and its sorry sequel of misplaced trust and broken troth. " God pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall, For of all sad words of tongue, or pen, The saddest are these, — It might have been !" It was past nine o'clock when Nesta was ushered...

...they did here. — Lincoln. 2. The wind flower and the violet, they perished long ago. — Bryant. 3. God pity them both, and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. — Whittier. 4. The south wind searches for the flowers, Whose fragrance late he bore. — Bryant....

...of the wonder before your eyes, good reader, Give Most Delightful testimonials of their gratitude. Of all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these — it might have been — so sayeth the poet. When we think of the myriads that might have been saved from untimely...