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To My Dear And Loving Husband By Anne Bradstreet And Judy Brady

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The poem, "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet, and Judy Brady's essay, "I Want A Wife" are both classic works of literature. When analyzed closely, one can see that they have rather dissimilar purposes. One can say that they have different points of view as well. These differences in viewpoints, in addition to other factors, are most likely the cause of these differing purposes.

The purpose of Bradstreet's poem is to address her feelings toward her husband. This can be seen in several lines of her poem. One such line is " If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;"(Bradstreet 2). In this line, she is saying that she, as his wife, loves him. Another part that shows the poem's overall purpose is "Then while, in love let's
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