1. The Puritan Age in American literature
... Age of Puritan were presented the faith and sanctity in depth. The religious tone highlighted all the works; one of the examples is the poem "Upon the burning of our House July 10th, 1666" by Anne Bradstreet. The devoutness and the faith are clear in the poem: And when I could no longer look, I blest his grace that gave and ... is in the "Sermons and Discourses" by Jonathan Edwards: "God is the highest god of the reasonable creature. The enjoyment of him is our proper; and is the only happiness with which our souls can be satisfied. To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is indefinitely b...
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