Read the poem. To My Dear and Loving Husband
by 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 man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that Rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompence.
Thy love is such I can no way repay.
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persever
That when we live no more, we may live ever.

Read the lines from “To My Dear and Loving Husband.”

I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.

What do these lines suggest?

A. She places more importance on material things than emotion.

B. Bradstreet strives to achieve wealth and success.

C. Bradstreet values her husband’s affection above all else.

D. She believes her husband should treasure their relationship.