美国第一位女诗人 Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) - Born in England in 1612, daughter to Thomas Dudley, a clerk - Married Simon Bradstreet (1603-1697) in 1628 at the age of 16. - Moved to Boston (The New World) in 1630 with her husband and family - Considered by many to be the first American poet - One of the few published female writers at the time - Published two volumes of poetry - died in 1672 她的父亲是一位伯爵的管家,1622年,起用了刚从Cambridge毕业的Simon作他的助手,那时Anne刚十岁。不久,Simon和她父亲又都不再为伯爵工作。分别了几年之后,Anne十六岁时,嫁给了Simon。所以,对Anne来说,Simon一定是她的初恋情人,加上有宗教的信仰,两人相爱,虽然过的是简单而艰苦的生活(十八岁就来到美国),却很幸福。有八个孩子。 所以,为了赢得Anne的爱情,Simon根本不需要做什么,实在是他也做不来什么。因为Anne爱他,所以他就拥有她一切的爱,虽然他配不配得到,我们不知道。所以,Anne就是神给他的恩赐。
what did Anne Bradstreet's husband do to deserve all this? 这使我想起李清照(1084-?)来。离别生情添思念,柔肠万般化新愁。中国女子原本一点也不少痴情啊。那赵明诚又是何等的运气?只可怜命短。Simon君却是高寿94上才死的。
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