At the end of this poem, what Anne Bradstreet is asking her children, essentially, is that they should remember her fondly after she is dead.
Bradstreet requests her children to remember her fondly in the future but not in a way that makes them grieve excessively, as she understands that mourning is a natural part of life. She hopes they will carry on with their own lives and look forward to reuniting with her in the afterlife.
Thus gone, amongst you I may live,
And dead, yet speak and counsel give."
All 8 of Anne Bradstreet's children survived to adulthood, but I couldn't find out any details. Sorry.
In Anne Bradstreet's poem "In Reference to Her Children," she compares her children to treasures, jewels, and flowers, highlighting their value and importance in her life.
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In the poem "To My Dear Children" by Anne Bradstreet, the metaphor she uses for her children is that of plants that she has nurtured and grown. She refers to them as "offspring" and "tender buds" that she has raised with care and attention through the seasons. Bradstreet compares her children to garden plants, highlighting her role in nurturing and shaping their growth and development.
The speaker in the poem "Before the Birth of One of Her Children" by Anne Bradstreet is the poet herself, Anne Bradstreet. The poem is a reflection on impending motherhood and the fears and hopes that come along with it.
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Farewell, my birds, farewell adieu, I happy am, if well with you.
Dudley Bradstreet was born in 1711.
Dudley Bradstreet died in 1763.
Bradstreet Observatory was created in 1996.