...been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge ! God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongne or pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been ! ' Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope...

...loving him for it. Indeed, it is almost enough to make us forgive that invidiously dreadful rhyme: " For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: 'It might have been! ' " "Skipper Ireson's Bide," on the other hand, has much of the true ballad quality...

...been." Alu for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge I God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these : " It might have been I " Ah ! well for us all, some sweet hope lie*...

...all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. " For of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest aro these: 'It might have been!' "Ah, well ! for us all...from human eyes ; " And, in the hereafter, angels may Koll the stone from its grave away !" Except that " been" is made to rhyme with "again" and "pen,"...

...been.' "Ala« for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich rcpiner and household drudge ! " God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. " For of all sad words of tongue or pen, Tho saddest are these: 'It might have been!' "Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply...

...cooling streams live longest in our hearts ! Well for us, if Regret walk not hand in hand with Memory ! For " Of all sad words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these : ' It might have been ! ' " Thus, in that hour, it was doubly bitter to the remorse-stricken man who bowed...

...been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner'and household drudge! God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall....words of tongue or pen, The saddest are these: "It might have been !" All, well ! for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply buried from human eyes ; And,...

...been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge ! God pity them both ! and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall. For of all sad words of tongue or peu, The saddest are these : " It might have been !" Ah, well I for us all some sweet hope lies Deeply...

...told you how the waves brought him back again to my feet. JBtat urn tjtf f alieg. God pity them both ! and pity us all Who vainly the dreams of youth recall....from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Koll the stone from its grave away ! WHITTIEK. THE MIST OVER THE VALLEY. Tl /TY wife was dead. I had...

...been." Alas for maiden, alas for Judge, For rich repiner and household drudge t God pity them both, and pity us all, Who vainly the dreams of youth recall....have been!" Ah, well ! for us all some sweet hope lie* Deeply buried from human eyes ; And, in the hereafter, angels may Boll the Btone from its grave...