Of Abigail His Wife E-book
Author: Cotton Mather
Genre: Literature, Poetry
Mather, Cotton (1663-1728) American writer and theologian. The son of
Increase Mather and the grandson of Richard Mather, Cotton entered
Harvard at the age of twelve and, like his father and grandfather
before him, went on to become a clergyman. Cotton Mather is often
regarded as the epitome of Puritan fanaticism; his reputation as an
egoist has outlasted his reputation as a scholar. He was a prolific
writer who wrote on a great number of subjects.
Of Abigail, His Wife (1708) A poem written on the death of Mather's
wife, Abigail. This spiritually optimistic work offers Mather's image
of heavenly glory. "Heav'n," he says, "will make amends for all."
Opening lines: Go then, my Dove, but now no longer mine! Leave Earth
and now in Heavenly Glory shine.
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