Margaret Junkin Preston was an American poet known for her romantic and patriotic verse. Born in 1820, she spent much of her life in the South, deeply influenced by the Civil War and its aftermath. Her work often reflected her strong sense of national identity and her observations of the human condition.
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Source: Colonial Ballads, Sonnets, and Other Verse
“The lotos bowed above the tide and dreamed.”
Source: Old Song and New
Source: The Life and Letters of Margaret Junkin Preston
“Pain is no longer pain when it is past.”
Source: Old Song and New