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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

5855 Pery Bysshe Shelley 1792-1822 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5855
AUTHOR:Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822)
QUOTATION:We look before and after,
  And pine for what is not;
Our sincerest laughter
  With some pain is fraught;
Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.
ATTRIBUTION:To a Skylark. Line 86.
WORKS:Percy Bysshe Shelley Collection.