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Poem
September 8, 1880
Blount County Democrat
Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Didactic poem using nature analogies like streams and seeds to advocate for gradual, daily learning and accumulation of knowledge through consistent study and reading.
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LEARN EVERY DAY.
Little rills make little streamlets,
Streamlets swell the river's flow;
Rivers join the mountain billows.
Onward, onward, as they go.
Life is made of smallest fragments.
Shade and sunshine, work and play;
So may we, with greatest profit,
Learn a little every day.
Tiny seeds make boundless harvests,
Drops of rain compose the showers;
Seconds make the flying minutes.
And the minutes make the hours,
Let us hasten, then, and catch them
As they pass us on the way:
And with honest, true endeavor,
Learn a little every day.
Let us read some striking passage,
Cull a verse from every page;
Here a line, and there a sentence,
'Gainst the lonely time of age,
At our work, or by the wayside,
While the sunshine's making hay;
Thus we may, by help of study,
Learn a little every day.
Little rills make little streamlets,
Streamlets swell the river's flow;
Rivers join the mountain billows.
Onward, onward, as they go.
Life is made of smallest fragments.
Shade and sunshine, work and play;
So may we, with greatest profit,
Learn a little every day.
Tiny seeds make boundless harvests,
Drops of rain compose the showers;
Seconds make the flying minutes.
And the minutes make the hours,
Let us hasten, then, and catch them
As they pass us on the way:
And with honest, true endeavor,
Learn a little every day.
Let us read some striking passage,
Cull a verse from every page;
Here a line, and there a sentence,
'Gainst the lonely time of age,
At our work, or by the wayside,
While the sunshine's making hay;
Thus we may, by help of study,
Learn a little every day.
What sub-type of article is it?
Song
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Nature Seasons
What keywords are associated?
Daily Learning
Incremental Progress
Nature Metaphors
Moral Instruction
Lifelong Study
Poem Details
Title
Learn Every Day.
Subject
Encouraging Daily Learning
Form / Style
Rhymed Quatrains
Key Lines
Little Rills Make Little Streamlets,
Streamlets Swell The River's Flow;
Rivers Join The Mountain Billows.
Onward, Onward, As They Go.
Life Is Made Of Smallest Fragments.
Shade And Sunshine, Work And Play;
So May We, With Greatest Profit,
Learn A Little Every Day.
Let Us Read Some Striking Passage,
Cull A Verse From Every Page;
Here A Line, And There A Sentence,
'Gainst The Lonely Time Of Age