Margaret Junkin Preston Quotes & Sayings

O Nature, gracious mother of us all,
Within thy bosom myriad secrets lie
Which thou surrenderest to the patient eye
That seeks and waits. — Margaret Junkin Preston

God pity the tortured hearts that will pant through this night! And the agony of the poor wife who has heard that her husband is really killed! — Margaret Junkin Preston

The lotos bowed above the tide and dreamed. — Margaret Junkin Preston

Pain is no longer pain when it is past. — Margaret Junkin Preston

But see, in our open clearings, how golden the melons lie; Enrich them with sweets and spices, and give us the pumpkin-pie! — Margaret Junkin Preston