▁as ▁the ▁" E leg ies ", ▁contains ▁ 2 3 ▁number ed ▁po ems . ▁Through out ▁her ▁po ems , ▁H utch inson ▁l ament ed ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁death , ▁hon oured ▁his ▁life , ▁and ▁moved ▁toward ▁an ▁accept ance ▁of ▁his ▁death , ▁while ▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁English ▁political ▁structure ▁following ▁the ▁Rest oration . ▁ ▁These ▁po ems ▁were ▁un pub lished ▁in ▁her ▁lifetime ▁and ▁the ▁manuscript , ▁which ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁her ▁hand , ▁has ▁no ▁dedic ation . ▁ ▁H utch inson ' s ▁other ▁works ▁included ▁Order ▁and ▁Dis order , ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁first ▁ep ic ▁poem ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁language . ▁The ▁work ▁is ▁a ▁verse ▁par ap hr ase ▁of ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Gen esis , ▁offering ▁par alle ls ▁to ▁John ▁Mil ton ' s ▁Parad ise ▁Lost . ▁ ▁Only ▁five ▁cant os ▁of ▁the ▁work ▁were ▁published ▁during ▁her ▁lifetime , ▁in ▁ 1 6 7 9 . ▁The ▁work ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁the ▁critic ▁David ▁Nor bro ok ▁published ▁the ▁work ▁in ▁full . ▁ ▁H utch inson ▁also ▁wrote ▁On ▁the ▁Princi ples ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Religion , ▁an ▁art ic ulation ▁of ▁the ▁Pur itan ▁belief s ▁of ▁herself ▁and ▁her ▁husband . ▁It ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁her ▁daughter ▁Barbara ▁and ▁likely ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁religious ▁instruction . ▁ ▁Other