Margaret Junkin Preston Quotes

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'Tis the motive exalts the action;
'Tis the doing, and not the deed.

Margaret Junkin Preston

With guilt's defilement stained, without, within,
How may I hope Thy cleansing grace to win?
Because Thou saidst, "I have forgiven thy sin."

Margaret Junkin Preston

The pure memories given
To help our joy on earth, when earth is past,
Shall help our joy in heaven.

Margaret Junkin Preston

White as the blossoms which the almond tree,
Above its bald and leafless branches bears.

Margaret Junkin Preston

And therefore I, William Bradford
(By the grace of God today,
And the franchise of this good people),
Governor of Plymouth, say—
Through virtue of vested power—ye
Shall gather with one accord,
And hold it the month of November,
Thanksgiving unto the Lord.

Margaret Junkin Preston

Gracious as sunshine, sweet as dew
Shut in a lily's golden core.

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

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

Margaret Junkin Preston

Margaret Junkin Preston

Born: May 19, 1820

Died: March 28, 1897 (aged 76)

Bio: Margaret Junkin Preston was an American poet and author.

Known for:

Beechenbrook (1865)
Old Song and New (1870)
Selected Writings - Margaret Preston
Lovelorn
Cartoons, by Margaret J. Preston.

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