To my dear and loving husband
...or her husband. Bradstreet loves her husband so much she feels they are one being. “If ever two were on, then surely we.” That is a powerful statement showing how close she is with her husband. You can't consider a couple as one unless you are truly close to your partner in life. She most likely wasn't a filthy rich woman but she felt it. All the riches in the world couldn't add up to how important and special her husband is to her. “I price thy love more than whole mines of gold.” She would rather be poor and be happy with her husband then to be rich and lonely without his love and affection. Bradstreet feels her husband shares the same feelings that she has for him. “Thy love is such I can no way repay.” His love for her is so great that she feels there is nothing she can give him in value that is equal to his returning love to her. She feels blessed to be so fortunate to have him by her side in life. Although, God and the heavens make up for ...