Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet, née Dudley, was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first female writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She was also a prominent Puritan figure in American Literature...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth20 March 1612
CountryUnited States of America
done eternity saviour
What to my Saviour shall I giveWho freely hath done this for me?I'll serve him here whilst I shall liveAnd Loue him to Eternity
long wickedness littles
Wickedness comes to its height by degrees. He that dares say of a less sin, Is it not a little one? will ere long say of a greater, Tush, God regards it not!
life cities may
We must, therefore, be here as strangers and pilgrims, that we may plainly declare that we seek a city above.
death love-is men
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a man, Compare with me, ye women, if you can I prize thy love more than whole mines of Gold. Or all the riches that the East doth hold. My love is such that rivers cannot quench, Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense. Thy love is such I can no way repay, The heavens reward thee manifold repay, Then while we live, in love let's so persevere That when we live no more, we may live ever.
death lying men
But man grows old, lies down, remains where once he's laid.
love flesh bones
Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone, I here, though there, yet both but one.
life inheritance
Wisdom with an inheritance is good, but wisdom without an inheritance is better than an inheritance without wisdom.
leadership business authority-and-power
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.
love marriage men
If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
together lasts firsts
Sin and shame ever go together; he that would be freed from the last must be sure to shun the company of the first.
wish sun may
I wish my Sun may never set, but burn.
sweet may littles
Sweet words are like honey, a little may refresh, but too much gluts the stomach.
spring adversity winter
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant.
life spring adversity
If we had not winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.