If for thy Father askt, say, thou hadst none; And for thy Mother, she alas is poor, Which caus'd her thus to send thee out of door. - Anne Bradstreet

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If for thy Father askt, say, thou hadst none;
And for thy Mother, she alas is poor,
Which caus'd her thus to send thee out of door.

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About Anne Bradstreet

Anne Bradstreet (March 20, 1612 – September 16, 1672) was the most prominent of early English poets of North America and first writer in England's North American colonies to be published. She is the first Puritan figure in American Literature and notable for her large corpus of poetry, as well as personal writings published posthumously.

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Birth Name: Ann Dudley
Alternative Names: Ann Dudley Bradstreet Anne Dudley Bradstreet Anne Dudley Anne Broadstreet
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