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And rank for her meant duty, various, Yet equal in its worth, done worthily. Command was service; humblest service done By willing and discerning souls was glory.
And rank for her meant duty, various, Yet equal in its worth, done worthily. Command was service; humblest service done By willing and discerning souls was glory.
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 207 · quotation 17 · George Eliot · Agatha.
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