Of the four Humours in Mans Constitution.
July 5, 2023As weary pilgrim, now at rest
July 5, 2023For the restoration of my dear Husband from a burning Ague, June, 1661.
When feares and sorrowes me besett,
Then did’st thou rid me out;
When heart did faint and spirits quail,
Thou comforts me about.
Thou rais’st him vp I feard to loose,
Regau’st me him again:
Distempers thou didst chase away;
With strenght didst him sustain.
My thankfull heart, with Pen record
The Goodnes of thy God;
Let thy obedience testefye
He taught thee by his rod.
And with his staffe did thee support,
That thou by both may’st learn;
And ‘twixt the good and evill way,
At last, thou mig’st discern.
Praises to him who hath not left
My Soul as destitute;
Nor turnd his ear away from me,
But graunted hath my Suit.
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) was an English-American poet and writer. She was one of the first female poets to be published in the American colonies and is considered one of the most important figures of early American literature. Her works often explore themes of family, religion, and personal experiences. Some of her notable works include "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America" (1650) and "Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, Full of Delight" (1678).