(1621-1678) British writer. Andrew Marvell was one of the metaphysical poets, known for works like "To His Coy Mistress," "The Garden," "Bermudas," and "The Definition of Love." He was one of the greatest writers of the 17th century. Read more about the life and works of Andrew Marvell.
Andrew Marvell Birth:
Andrew Marvell was born in 1621. His father was Reverend Andrew Marvell, a lecturer at Holy Trinity Church, and a master of the Charterhouse.
Andrew Marvell Death:
Andrew Marvell died in 1678, but his death of a fever was sudden. There has been much debate about whether he was actually poisoned.
Andrew Marvell Education:
In 1633, Andrew Marvell began attending Trinity College, Cambridge. He receive his BA in 1639. With his father's death in 1641, Marvell's studies ended. He also traveled extensively.
Andrew Marvell Achievements:
Andrew Marvell is known for his literary accomplishments as on of the metaphysical poets. He made the acquaintance of John Milton, and even was Milton's assistant when the famous poet went blind.
Marvell's body of works would likely have been more considerable if he hadn't been so involved in politics. He was elected to Parliament, and served as a member there for the rest of his life.
Marvell's body of works would likely have been more considerable if he hadn't been so involved in politics. He was elected to Parliament, and served as a member there for the rest of his life.
Lines from "The Definition of Love":
My Love is of a birth as rare
As 'tis for object strange and high:
It was begotten by Despair
Upon Impossibility."
"For Fate with jealous eye does see
Two perfect Loves; nor lets them close:
Their union would her ruin be,
And her tyrannic power depose."
"As lines so Loves oblique may well
Themselves in every angle greet:
But ours so truly parallel,
Though infinite can never meet."
As 'tis for object strange and high:
It was begotten by Despair
Upon Impossibility."
"For Fate with jealous eye does see
Two perfect Loves; nor lets them close:
Their union would her ruin be,
And her tyrannic power depose."
"As lines so Loves oblique may well
Themselves in every angle greet:
But ours so truly parallel,
Though infinite can never meet."
Lines from "To His Coy Mistress":
"But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
"Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime...
But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
"Thy beauty shall no more be found,
Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song: then worms shall try
That long preserved virginity"
"Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run."
Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
"Had we but world enough, and time,
This coyness, lady, were no crime...
But at my back I always hear
Time's winged chariot hurrying near."
"Thy beauty shall no more be found,
Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound
My echoing song: then worms shall try
That long preserved virginity"
"Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run."
Andrew Marvell More Quotes:
"Annihilating all that's made
To a green thought in a green shade."
- "The Garden"
To a green thought in a green shade."
- "The Garden"
"Ye country comets, that portend
No war not princes' funeral
Shining unto no other end
Than to presage the grass's fall."
- "The Mower to the Glow-worm"
"Ye living lamps, by whose dear light
The nightingale does sit so late;
And studying all the summer night,
Her matchless songs does meditate."
- "The Mower to the Glow-worm"
