The Story of a Dewdrop is a short allegory written by John Ross Macduff, a Scottish divine and a prolific author of religious essay who had published many practical and devotional works which attained a wide circulation.

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Dewdrop is a small affair; and the world would not be the least interested, nor a bit the wiser, by knowing how I come affectionately to dedicate the story I have written about it to you. I may tell you it was one line of eleven words, read one night from a musty old volume of last century, which suggested it.

Everybody must have their play-hours and moments of recreation. I think I have gone back to other and more serious work all the better after writing a page or two of what follows. I am happy thus to have had my little holiday along with you in this ideal region of quaint conceits. Shall we hope that others may share our pleasure? Let us try.

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