Andrew Marvell

To His Coy Mistress

Lyric poem arguing for seizing love's moment before time and beauty inevitably fade

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Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell

English metaphysical poet and political writer whose carpe diem poem To His Coy Mistress is one of the most celebrated in English. His garden poems and lyrical meditations show extraordinary wit and compression.

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