Anne Bradstreet: Poems

Bradstreet addresses "Before the Birth of One of Her Children" to?

Bradstreet addresses "Before the Birth of One of Her Children" too?

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Bradford addresses the poem to her husband. She wonders how soon death will come for her, and how soon her husband might lose his friend. They are both "ignorant" at the moment, but the poet feels beholden to write these lines so she can say farewell when the knot that binds them comes untied.

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Before the Birth of One of Her Children