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The smallest effort is not lost Each wavelet on the ocean tost Aids in the ebb-tide or the flow Each rain-drop makes some floweret blow Each struggle lessens human woe.
The smallest effort is not lost Each wavelet on the ocean tost Aids in the ebb-tide or the flow Each rain-drop makes some floweret blow Each struggle lessens human woe.
Approximate author period: c. 1814 AD · industrial
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- Charles Mackay
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- Approximate author period: c. 1814 AD · industrial
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