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May 2021
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A Puritan Poet

LIGONIER MINISTRIES
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Just three years before Anne Bradstreet's death, this weary Puritan penned verses describing a longing for eternity and escape from the cares of this world. On this episode of 5 Minutes in Church History, Dr. Stephen Nichols reads from his wife's book on Bradstreet, America's first published poet.

Read the transcript: https://www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com/a-puritan-poet/

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