Percy Bysshe Shelley quote: We look before and after,And pine for what is not;Our sincerest laughterWith some pain is fraught;Our sweetest songs are those ...

We look before and after,And pine for what is not;Our sincerest laughterWith some pain is fraught;Our sweetest songs are those that tell Of saddest thought.

~ Percy Bysshe Shelley ~

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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 saddes...

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We look before and after, And pine for what is not:Our sincerest laughterWith some pain is fraught;Our sweetest songs are those that tell Of saddest t...