John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Julia A Flether Carney 1824-1908 John Bartlett
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| Little drops of water, little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land. So the little minutes, humble though they be, Make the mighty ages of eternity. |
| Little Things, 1845. 1 |
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| Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Help to make earth happy like the heaven above. |
| Little Things, 1845. |
| Note 1. This poem has been variously attributed to Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1810–1897); to Daniel Clement Colesworthy (1810–1893), and to Mrs. Frances S. Osgood (1811–1850). [back] |