John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
7584 John Townsend Trowbridge 1827- ? John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 7584 |
| AUTHOR: | John Townsend Trowbridge (1827– ?) |
| QUOTATION: | If you will observe, it does n’t take A man of giant mould to make A giant shadow on the wall; And he who in our daily sight Seems but a figure mean and small, Outlined in Fame’s illusive light, May stalk, a silhouette sublime, Across the canvas of his time. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Authors’ Night. |