John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6235 Ralph Waldo Emerson 1803-1882 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 6235 |
| AUTHOR: | Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) |
| QUOTATION: | I like a church; I like a cowl; I like a prophet of the soul; And on my heart monastic aisles Fall like sweet strains or pensive smiles: Yet not for all his faith can see Would I that cowléd churchman be. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | The Problem. |