Who said “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.”?

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Percy Bysshe Shelley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceTo a Skylark (1821)

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Shelley, P. B. (n.d.). Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30295-our-sweetest-songs-are-those-that-tell-of/

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Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30295-our-sweetest-songs-are-those-that-tell-of/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/30295-our-sweetest-songs-are-those-that-tell-of/.

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