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Anne Bradstreet: Verses upon the Burning of our House
Verses upon the Burning of our House In silent night when rest I took, For sorrow near I did not look, I waken'd was with thund'ring noise And piteous shrieks of dreadful voice. That fearful…Anne Bradstreet: The Vanity of All Worldly Things
The Vanity of All Worldly Things As he said vanity, so vain say I, Oh! Vanity, O vain all under sky; Where is the man can say, "Lo, I have found On brittle earth a consolation sound"?…Anne Bradstreet: Upon Some Distemper of Body
Upon Some Distemper of Body In anguish of my heart replete with woes, And wasting pains, which best my body knows, In tossing slumbers on my wakeful bed, Bedrenched with tears that flowed…Anne Bradstreet: In Honour of that High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth
In Honour of that High and Mighty Princess, Queen ElizabethProem. Although great Queen, thou now in silence lie, Yet thy loud Herald Fame, doth to the sky Thy wondrous worth proclaim, in…Anne Bradstreet: [Deliverance] From Another Sore Fit
[Deliverance] From Another Sore Fit In my distress I sought the Lord When naught on earth could comfort give, And when my soul these things abhorred, Then, Lord, Thou said'st unto me, "Live…Anne Bradstreet: Deliverance from a Fit of Fainting
Deliverance from a Fit of Fainting Worthy art Thou, O Lord, of praise, But ah! It's not in me. My sinking heart I pray Thee raise So shall I give it Thee. My life as spider's webb's cut off,…Anne Bradstreet: Meditations When My Soul hath been Refreshed with the Consolations which the World Knows Not
Meditations When My Soul hath been Refreshed with the Consolations which the World Knows Not Lord, why should I doubt any more when Thou hast given me such assured pledges of Thy love? First…Anne Bradstreet: Meditation July 8th., 1656
Meditation July 8th., 1656Abstract I had a sore fit of fainting, which lasted 2 or 3 days, but not in that extremity which at first it took me, and so much the sorer it was to me because my…Anne Bradstreet: Meditation May 13, 1657
Meditation May 13, 1657 As spring the winter doth succeed And leaves the naked trees do dress, The earth all black is clothed in green. At sunshine each their joy express. My sun's returned…Anne Bradstreet: Meditation May 11, 1661
Meditation May 11, 1661Abstract It hath pleased God to give me a long time of respite for these 4 years that I have had no great fit of sickness, but this year from the middle of January till…Trending
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