In “To My Dear and Loving Husband”, Anne Bradstreet writes deeply about how she feels about her husband. Anne also connects her religious beliefs with her love for her husband, for example Anne feels that “thy love is such [she] can no way repay, the heavens reward thee manifold, [she] prays”, applying that she hopes that the heavens reward her husband because he is such a great man. In addition, she adds that “while we live, in love let’s so persevere that when we live no more, we may live forever” applying to the Biblical belief that …show more content…
In “Upon the Burning of Our House, July 10th, 1666” Anne Bradstreet’s house catches fire, she describes her thoughts and feelings about her possessions in her house as she loses everything. Bradstreet believed “Adieu, Adieu, all’s vanity” stating the bible verse Ecclesiastes 1:2 “All is vanity”, meaning that all is temporary and meaningless. Bradstreet, feeling that way toward her housley possessions, soon feels that “yet by His gift is made thine own; there’s wealth enough, I need no more...farewell my store”, she then adds that “the world no longer let me love, my hope and treasure lies above” making the reader believe that she does not feel as fond of her possessions as she does for her husband. It’s as if (to her) that God says worldly possessions are not as important and should be meaningless to a human being; yet love among other beings is