Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor are both different but have similar ideas and beliefs about their significant other. Bradstreet writes more about what she has and her feelings/emotions towards her husband in “To My Dear Loving Husband”. Taylor, on the other hand, writes more about the type of wife he wants and showing more of the Puritan nature of his beliefs.
Anne Bradstreet expresses how much she loves her husband, and how grateful she is to have him. She isn't showing much of the Puritan style in her beliefs because Puritans are supposed to be more conservative in their feelings. Bradstreet writes about the love for her significant other: "I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold" (5). Puritans would direct their love for the church and God whereas Bradstreet was directing more love for her husband then the church or God himself. Bradstreet also asked to be rewarded in her afterlife with her husband in the following lines: "The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray. / Then while we live, in love let's so persevere / That…show more content… Taylor expresses he desires for a partner that is conservative and pure in the following lines: “Thine Ordinances make my Fulling Mills. / Then dye the same in Heavenly Colors Choice, / All pinked with Varnished Flowers of Paradise." (10-12) Taylor continues throughout his poem explaining how much devotion he has for the Lord, and he expresses how prodigious it would be to have another to share these morals and values with along his side. Taylor is honored by his relationship with God and requests that his wife be as well, as explained in the following lines: "My ways with glory and Thee glorify. / Then mine apparel shall display before Ye / That I am Clothed in Holy robes for glory." (16-18) Although it seems Taylor is overthinking his possibilities for a companion, he knows what he desires, and will wait if he
