Prayer is the soul's sincere desire, Uttered or unexpressed,— The motion of a hidden fire That trembles in the breast.
James Montgomery
Where these words come from
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- What is Prayer?; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, James Montgomery entry; What is Prayer?; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source identifies the work and locator.
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