And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.

And step by step, since time began, I see the steady gain of man.

John Greenleaf Whittier

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What turned up: The Chapel of the Hermits.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, John G. Whittier entry; The Chapel of the Hermits.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source identifies the work and locator.
Work: The Chapel of the Hermits.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026The Chapel of the Hermits.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, John G. Whittier entry; The Chapel of the Hermits.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source identifies the work and locator.

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