Im going to do some of the lines, hence the most important!
#1- Since we were born we weren't told what to do
#4- Death is something good because it takes you to salvation
#5- Everyone sooner or later will have to die
#7- Even Adam, who has high, eventually died
#9- yet we have to live in this small life and make the best out of it
Then on the last two lines, I think it means that death and salvation have always been known, but the fact that people fear death (hence the devil im guessing), its up to oneself to make the best of their life.
This poem is basically saying that life is small, lets make something out of it, we know theres death(whether its a good thing or a bad thing) it still leads us to salvation, so lets make the best of this life, so we can hope to see the next life.
Anne speaks the poem to her husband. She allows us to eavesdrop.
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The poem "Contemplations" by Anne Bradstreet
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Anne Bradstreet
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