John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
5563 John Pierpont 1785-1866 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 5563 |
| AUTHOR: | John Pierpont (1785–1866) |
| QUOTATION: | From every place below the skies The grateful song, the fervent prayer,— The incense of the heart, 1 —may rise To heaven, and find acceptance there. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Every Place a Temple. |
| Note 1. See Cotton, Quotation 2. [back] |