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Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (pen names, Julia, Minnie May, Frank Fisher, Sadie Sensible, Minister's Wife, Rev. Peter Benson's Daughter; April 6, 1823 – November 1, 1908) was an American educator, poet, author, and editor.
Little Things by Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney (1823-1908) highlights the significance of small actions and moments in shaping our lives and the world around us. The poem begins by emphasizing the cumulative power of little drops of water and grains of sand that ultimately form vast oceans and pleasant lands.
- Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney. Carl Sandburg knew her as his patient next door neighbor--the old woman with grey hair, unphased by the noise the neighborhood boys made while playing street ball. She was a woman that used many pen names, who had her work credited to others, or worse--as 'anonymous'.
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney Follow Carl Sandburg knew her as his patient next door neighbor--the old woman with grey hair, unphased by the noise the neighborhood boys made while playing street ball.
Little Things" is a 19th-century poem by Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney, written in Boston, Massachusetts.
Little Things. by Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney. Little drops of water, Little grains of sand, Make the mighty ocean. And the pleasant land. Thus the little minutes, Humble though they be, Make the mighty ages.
Julia Abigail Fletcher Carney, born Julia Fletcher (April 6, 1823, Lancaster, Massachusetts – November 1, 1908, Galesburg, Illinois) was an American educator and poet. Educated at Lancaster Academy, Julia Fletcher achieved fame in 1845 for her poem "Little Things".[2]
