Anne+Bradstreet

//__To my Dear and Loving Husband__

If ever two were one, then surely we.//
 * If every there were two people meant to be together it is us.**

//If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee.//
 * If ever a man was loved by his then this is it.**

//If ever wife was happy in a man,//
 * If ever a wife was happy with there husband**

//Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
 * then compare me and my husband**

I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold
 * She loves this connection more than a mine full of gold**.

Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
 * Or all the riches of this wealthy area**

My love is such that Rivers cAnneot quench,
 * Her love is something that rivers cannot get rid of**

Nor ought but love from thee give recompetence.
 * The only thing she want from her husband is love.**

Thy love is such I can no way repay
 * This love between them is priceless**

The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.

The heavens reward
 * The heavens reward**

Then while we live, in love let's so persever
 * Lets make every second we are together worth will**

That when we live no more, we may live ever.//
 * Then we will die and are love will live forever**

Summary: Anne wrote about her and her love for her husband. She writes about how lucky she is to have found him. Throughout she compares what she would do to keep him and what she would give. At one point she says i would not give you up for all the riches in the world. Anne has such a deep love to her husband and it is expressed vividly in this poem. She wants to grow old and savor every second and then die, their love going on forever.

Personal Reflection: Anne writes about how she loves her husband and how much she would give not to lost him. I believe this story is truly beautiful. I like how she uses comparisons to show how much she loves him.

Excerts:

//"I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold"// - This relates directly to the theme of the poem because this line is truly what the poem is about. The poem is about the love and compassion towards her husband.

" //Or all the riches that the East doth hold."// - Once agin she is saying that she loves her husband and would not trade him for the world. In this example she uses a comparison between wealth and her husband to show her true love.

"//Thy love is such I can no way repay" - The love between them has no price. She would not give it up for anything in the world!//