Farewell dear babe, my heart’s too much content, Farewell sweet babe, the pleasure of mine eye, Farewell fair flower that for a space was lent, Then ta’en away unto eternity.
Anne Bradstreet
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet, opening four lines; Full14-line public-domain poem read in indexed Maricopa college anthology transcription; direct open returned401. Complete opening sentence, using this edition’s modernized spelling. Mourns granddaughter Elizabeth, not the aut
- In Memory of My Dear Grandchild Elizabeth Bradstreet, opening four lines
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