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John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

5106 William Wordsworth 1770-1850 John Bartlett

 
NUMBER:5106
AUTHOR:William Wordsworth (1770–1850)
QUOTATION:Small service is true service while it lasts.
Of humblest friends, bright creature! scorn not one:
The daisy, by the shadow that it casts,
Protects the lingering dewdrop from the sun.
ATTRIBUTION:To a Child. Written in her Album.
WORKS:William Wordsworth Collection.