A cup of bitters? – Anne Dutton
Infinite love ordained it and infinite wisdom prepared it, and infinite power will work with and by it unto your… Continue reading
[Deliverance] From Another Sore Fit by Anne Bradstreet
In my distress I sought the Lord
When naught on earth could comfort give,
And when my soul these things… Continue reading
To a Vile Magdalene by Ruth Bryan
Never had anyone . . .
so rich a Banker,
so kind a Husband,
so tender a Shepherd,
so forbearing… Continue reading
The Vanity of All Worldly Things By Anne Bradstreet
As he said vanity, so vain say I,
Oh! Vanity, O vain all under sky;
Where is the man can… Continue reading
In Thankful Remembrance for My Dear Husband’s Safe Arrival by Annie Bradstreet
What shall I render to Thy name
Or how Thy praises speak?
My thanks how shall I testify?
O Lord,… Continue reading
In My Solitary Hours in My Dear Husband his Absence by Annie Bradstreet
O Lord, Thou hear’st my daily moan
And see’st my dropping tears.
My troubles all are Thee before,
My longings… Continue reading
Here Follow Several Occasional Meditations by Anne Bradstreet
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By night when others soundly slept,
And had at once both case and rest,
My waking eyes were… Continue reading
Deliverance from a Fit of Fainting by Annie Bradstreet
Worthy art Thou, O Lord, of praise,
But ah! It’s not in me.
My sinking heart I pray Thee… Continue reading
Before the Birth of One of Her Children – Anne Bradstreet
All things within this fading world hath end,
Adversity doth still our joys attend;
No ties so strong, no friends… Continue reading
The Diary of Ruth Bryan (1805-1860) for the years 1822 – 1829
“It has been said that hers was emphatically “the life, walk, and triumph of faith.” But be it remembered, that… Continue reading