--- title: "1 Thy Mother Quotes By Anne Bradstreet" description: "1 Thy Mother quotes by Anne Bradstreet. Plus more from Anne Bradstreet and more Thy Mother sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/anne-bradstreet-12672_authorship_the-author-to-her-book-thou-ill-formed-o_1915540.png" --- > [“The Author To Her Book Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth did'st by my side remain, Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee abroad exposed to public view, Made thee in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/the-author-to-her-book-thou-ill-formed-offspring-of-my-feeble-brain/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/965/anne-bradstreet-12672_authorship_the-author-to-her-book-thou-ill-formed-o_1915540.png) ## More by Anne Bradstreet > [Flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone, I here, though there, yet both but one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/flesh-of-my-flesh-bone-of-my-bone-i-here-though-there-yet-both-but-one/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee; If ever wife was happy in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/if-ever-two-were-one-then-surely-we-if-ever-man-were-lov-d-by-wife/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [“Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/authority-without-wisdom-is-like-a-heavy-axe-without-an-edge-fitter/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [There is no object that we see; no action that we do; no good that we enjoy; no evil that we feel, or fear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/there-is-no-object-that-we-see-no-action-that-we-do-no-good-that-we/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [“Let such as say our sex is void of reason, Know it is slander now but once was treason.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/let-such-as-say-our-sex-is-void-of-reason-know-it-is-slander-now-but/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [What to my Saviour shall I giveWho freely hath done this for me?I'll serve him here whilst I shall liveAnd Loue him to Eternity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/what-to-my-saviour-shall-i-givewho-freely-hath-done-this-for-me-i-ll/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [The stones and trees, insensible to time, / Nor age nor wrinkle on their front are seen; / If Winter come, and greenness then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/the-stones-and-trees-insensible-to-time-nor-age-nor-wrinkle-on-their/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/if-ever-two-were-one-then-surely-we-if-ever-man-were-loved-by-wife/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [Satan, that great angler, hath his sundry baits for sundry tempers of men, which they all catch greedily at, but few perceive the hook…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/satan-that-great-angler-hath-his-sundry-baits-for-sundry-tempers-of/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [“...And although thus short, we shorten many ways, Living so little while we are alive; In eating, drinking, sleeping, vain delight So unawares comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/and-although-thus-short-we-shorten-many-ways-living-so-little-while/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [I am obnoxious to each carping tongue who says my hand a needle better fits,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/i-am-obnoxious-to-each-carping-tongue-who-says-my-hand-a-needle/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [My age I will not once lament, / But sing, my time so near is spent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/my-age-i-will-not-once-lament-but-sing-my-time-so-near-is-spent/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [“#The Vanity of all Worldly Things. As he said vanity, so vain say I, Oh! Vanity, O vain all under sky; Where is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/the-vanity-of-all-worldly-things-as-he-said-vanity-so-vain-say-i-oh/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/if-we-had-no-winter-the-spring-would-not-be-so-pleasant-if-we-did-not/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) > [Authority without wisdom is like a heavy ax without an edge -- fitter to bruise than polish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-bradstreet/authority-without-wisdom-is-like-a-heavy-ax-without-an-edge-fitter-to/) [Anne Bradstreet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-bradstreet/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thy-mother/anne-bradstreet/#itemlist", "name": "1 Thy Mother Quotes By Anne Bradstreet", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The Author To Her Book Thou ill-formed offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth did'st by my side remain, Till snatcht from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee abroad exposed to public view, Made thee in rags, halting to th' press to trudge, Where errors were not lessened (all may judge). 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