“To His Coy Mistress,” a dramatic monologue, a type of poem in which a single speaker addresses a silent listener, by Andrew Marvell, was first published in 1681. The poem […]
Andrew Marvell’s metaphysical poem, “To His Coy Mistress,” is a prime example of the carpe diem theme in English literature. Marvell is believed to have composed this poem in the […]
By Andrew Marvell Had we but world enough and time,This coyness, lady, were no crime.We would sit down, and think which wayTo walk, and pass our long love’s day.Thou by […]
