Epitaphs by Anne Bradstreet Her Mother\'s Epitaph Here lies A worthy matron of u
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Epitaphs
by Anne Bradstreet
Her Mother's Epitaph
Here lies
A worthy matron of unspotted life,
A loving mother and obedient wife,
A friendly neighbor, pitiful to poor,
Whom oft she fed, and clothed with her store;
To servants wisely aweful, but yet kind,
And as they did, so they reward did find;
A true instructor of her family,
The which she ordered with dexterity;
The public meetings ever did frequent,
And in her closest constant hours she spent;
Religious in all her words and ways,
Preparing still for death till end of days;
Of all her children, children lived to see,
Then, dying, left a blessed memory.
Her Father's Epitaph
Within this tomb a patriot lies
That was both pious, just, and wise,
To truth a shield, to right a wall,
To sectaries a whip and maul,
A magazine of history,
A prizer of good company,
In manners pleasant and severe,
The good him loved, the bad did fear;
And when his time with years was spent,
In some rejoiced, more did lament.
Epitaphs, Anne Bradstreet, 1693
How do Bradstreet's poems reflect the historical period in which they were written?
How do Bradstreet's poems reflect the historical period in which they were written?
A. They reveal the spontaneous, intuitive actions of the Romantics. B. They express the reason and rationality of the Enlightenment. C. They reveal the practical, purposeful ideals of the Puritans. D. They express the intense spirituality of transceExplanation / Answer
C0. They reveal the practical, purposeful ideals of the Puritans.
Anne Bradstreet was a typical Puritan. Many of her poems reflect upon her internal strife about the struggles of puritan colony.
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