Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet, an early American poet, born in Northampton, England, is considered to be the first significant woman author in the American

Author to Her Book, The

by Anne Bradstreet (c.1612–1672)

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Thou ill-form'd offspring of my feeble brain,
Who after birth didst by my side remain
Till snatcht from thence by friends less wise than true
Who thee abroad expos'd to publick view,
Made thee in raggs, halting to th'press to trudge
Where errors were not lessened (all may judge)
At thy return my blushing was not small,
My rambling brat (in print) should mother call.
I cast thee by as one unfit for light,

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