To My Dear and Loving Husband

by Anne Bradstreet (1678) — a poem card from Justes Mots

A wife's plain, fervent accounting: she prizes his love more than whole mines of gold.

If ever two were one then surely we,

If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;

If ever wife was happy in a man,

Compare with me ye women if you can.
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Themes: wedding · anniversary