Poetry Slam!: "Verses upon the Burning of our House, July 10th, 1666" by Anne Bradstreet

In this poem, the speaker reflects on loss and spirituality after her belongings are destroyed in a terrible fire. Read the full text here.
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  1. repine
    express discontent
    Far be it that I should repine.
  2. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
    He might of All justly bereft,
  3. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
    But yet sufficient for us left.
  4. sate
    fill to contentment
    Where oft I sate, and long did lye.
  5. recount
    narrate or give a detailed account of
    Nor things recounted done of old.
  6. adieu
    a farewell remark
    Adieu, Adeiu; All's vanity.
  7. chide
    scold or reprimand severely or angrily
    Then streight I gin my heart to chide,
  8. abide
    dwell
    And didst thy wealth on earth abide?
  9. glory
    brilliant, radiant beauty
    With glory richly furnished,
  10. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
    A Prise so vast as is unknown,
Created on Wed Feb 06 16:28:41 EST 2013 (updated Fri Oct 20 14:44:11 EDT 2017)

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