The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
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The Tenth Muse, lately Sprung up in America, or Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning, Full of Delight, Wherein especially is Contained a Complete Discourse and Description of the Four Elements, Constitutions, Ages of Man, Seasons of the Year, together with an exact Epitome of the Four Monarchies, viz., The Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, Roman, Also a Dialogue between Old England and New, concerning the late troubles. With divers other pleasand and serious Poems, By a Gentlewoman in those parts is a 1650 book of poetry by Anne Bradstreet
. It was Bradstreet's only work published in her lifetime. Published without Bradstreet's knowledge, she wrote the poem "The Author to Her Book" in 1666 when a 2nd edition was contemplated.
Anne Bradstreet
Anne Dudley Bradstreet was New England's first published poet. Her work met with a positive reception in both the Old World and the New World.-Biography:...
. It was Bradstreet's only work published in her lifetime. Published without Bradstreet's knowledge, she wrote the poem "The Author to Her Book" in 1666 when a 2nd edition was contemplated.