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In “Here Follow Some Verses” by Anne Bradstreet stops herself from mourning over the loss of her possessions. She does that a couple times, her thoughts about her losses change as well as her belief in god and how she portrays him.
The reader can see Bradstreet stop her mourning or begin to cope with what had happened in lines 14-20 and again in line 37. Before line 14 it is clear that she is mourning her losses, especially when Bradstreet says “And to my God my heart did cry, To strengthen me in my distress” (lines 8,9). She believes the fire is the act of God ,and that he will guide her. On line 37 Bradstreet changes the tone and mood, she tells of a place for her that will be glorious and the fire was God's plan to get her there. Her mood

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