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. (William Wordsworth)

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.

William Wordsworth

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