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  • Essay / Analysis of The Tenth Muse by Anne Bradstreet - 1152

    In every difficult moment, Bradstreet captures how she turns to God for help in several poems. This includes the death of his grandchildren and in the poem In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Anne Bradstreet, Bradstreet comforts himself by writing "Meanwhile, my palpitating heart is comforted by this:/You are with your Savior in endless happiness » (ll. 17-18). While distraught over the death of her young grandchild, Bradstreet turns to God and is comforted by the thought that she is with God in heaven. Furthermore, even when Bradstreet's house burns, she writes Here Follows Some Verses on the Burning of Our House and states: "Yet by his gift thou art appropriating;/There is wealth enough, I do not I don't need more,/ Farewell, my soul, farewell. my store” (ll. 50-52). In this passage, Bradstreet asserts that the physical possessions she lost are worth nothing and only wealth gained through a relationship with God is worth anything. Therefore, despite Bradstreet's non-conformity to the standards of submission to men and purity, she is still deeply rooted in