John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6575 John Greenleaf Whittier 1807-1892 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6575 |
| AUTHOR: | John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–1892) |
| QUOTATION: | Yet sometimes glimpses on my sight, Through present wrong the eternal right; And, step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man; |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Chapel of the Hermits. |