Leave not thy nest, thy dam and sire, Fly back and sing ami… - Anne Bradstreet

" "
Leave not thy nest, thy dam and sire,
Fly back and sing amidst this choir.

Anne Bradstreet

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

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.

Also Known As

Birth Name: Ann Dudley

Alternative Names: Ann Dudley Bradstreet • Anne Dudley Bradstreet • Anne Dudley • Anne Broadstreet

All quotes from Anne Bradstreet Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Anne Bradstreet:

Lord Byron Geoffrey Chaucer John Dryden William Shakespeare George Granville

Additional quotes by Anne Bradstreet

Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.

Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.

Youth is the time of getting, middle age of improving, and old age of spending.

Leave not thy nest, thy dam and sire, Fly back and sing amidst this choir. - Anne Bradstreet

About Anne Bradstreet

Also Known As

Unlimited Quote Collections

Additional quotes by Anne Bradstreet

Works in ChatGPT, Claude, or Any AI