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Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet
(1612 – 16 September 1672 / Northampton, England)
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To My Dear And Loving Husband
Poem by Anne Bradstreet
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 recompetence.
Thy love is such I can no way repay.
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let's so persever
That when we live no more, we may live ever.
Poems by Anne Bradstreet : 50 / 62
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Poem Submitted: Thursday, May 10, 2001
Poem Edited: Thursday, May 10, 2001
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beautiful and romantic.........//////////////(Report)Reply
My love is such that Rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompetence.
beautiful write
great 10+++++++++++++++++++++(Report)Reply
waw worth a a VIRTUOUS women what a glorious poem for your lovely husband. I love this.(Report)Reply
That's cool😎Happpyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy(Report)Reply
That's cool😎Happpyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy(Report)Reply
pinto y u cn't love all of it and everytime I write a fuking comment u reporting It well I give u something to report(Report)Reply
VERY nice poem I felt to cry(Report)Reply
Wonderful write for your husband(Report)Reply
beautifully written for your husband.(Report)Reply
An intense poem on love... reading Anne Bradstreet for the first time.(Report)Reply
I wasn't prepared to read such a glorious declaration of love from a woman of the 1600's. That husband was a very fortunate man, wasn't he? .(Report)Reply
Beautiful poem!!(Report)Reply
If we all could express our love to our loved ones, there would be far less couples getting divorced.(Report)Reply
Compare it with me if you can! ! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.(Report)Reply
lovely poem of what is important in life? to love and be loved.(Report)Reply
Wow! What a wonderful ode to a loving hubby. Congrats for being the PoD. Thanks for sharing.x(Report)Reply
Simply superb love poem that takes love to an astonishingly elevated level.(Report)Reply
Excellent write on an intense exemplary love(Report)Reply
Superb composition.... thanks for sharing.....(Report)Reply
If ever two were one, then surely we.
Nicely put. Good poem!
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