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I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear tha
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"I know not why there is such a melancholy feeling attached to the remembrance of past happiness, except that we fear that the future can have nothing so bright as the past"

- Julia Ward Howe

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Julia Ward Howe between May 27, 1819 and October 17, 1910. He/she was a famous Activist from USA. The author also have 19 other quotes.

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