John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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| George Macdonald. (1824–1905) (continued) |
| 7530 |
| We must do the thing we must Before the thing we may; We are unfit for any trust Till we can and do obey. |
| Willie’s Question. |
| 7531 |
| You would not think any duty small, If you yourself were great. |
| Willie’s Question. |
| 7532 |
| The man that feareth, Lord, to doubt, In that fear doubteth thee. |
| The Disciple. |
| 7533 |
| Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husks. |
| The Marquess of Lossie. |
| 7534 |
| A true friend is forever a friend. |
| The Marquess of Lossie. |
| Julia A. Fletcher Carney. (1824–1908) |
| 7535 |
| 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 |
| 7536 |
| Little deeds of kindness, little words of love, Help to make earth happy like the heaven above. |
| Little Things, 1845. |
| Adelaide Anne Procter. (1825–1864) |
| 7537 |
| I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be A pleasant road. |
| Per Pacem ad Lucem. |
| 7538 |
| I know too well the poison and the sting Of things too sweet. |
| Per Pacem ad Lucem. |
| 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] |