Who said “Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home.”?

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James Montgomery. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceBartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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Montgomery, J. (n.d.). Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5273-yet-nightly-pitch-my-moving-tent-a-days/

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Montgomery, James. “Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5273-yet-nightly-pitch-my-moving-tent-a-days/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Montgomery, James. “Yet nightly pitch my moving tent, a day's march nearer home.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/5273-yet-nightly-pitch-my-moving-tent-a-days/.

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