John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7535 Julia A Flether Carney 1824-1908 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7535 |
| AUTHOR: | Julia A. Fletcher Carney (1824–1908) |
| QUOTATION: | 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. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Little Things, 1845. 1 |
| 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] |