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To His Coy Mistress

To His Coy Mistress. Author: Andrew Marvell Written Between 1649 and 1660. Biography Andrew Marvell was born at Winestead -in-Holderness, Yorkshire, on March 31, 1621 He was educated at the Hull Grammar School, and in 1633 he matriculated as a Sizar of Trinity College, Cambridge.

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To His Coy Mistress

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  1. To His Coy Mistress

  2. Author: Andrew Marvell Written Between 1649 and 1660

  3. Biography Andrew Marvell was born at Winestead-in-Holderness, Yorkshire, on March 31, 1621 He was educated at the Hull Grammar School, and in 1633 he matriculated as a Sizar of Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1638 Marvell was admitted a Scholar of Trinity College, and took his B.A. degree in the same year. He travelled abroad in France, Holland, Switzerland, Spain, and Italy from 1642-46. 1650 and 1660 time period probably belong Marvell's "To his Coy Mistress" During his last twenty years of life, Marvell was engaged in political activities, taking part in embassies to Holland and Russia and writing political pamphlets and satires. Marvell's Miscellaneous Poems were printed posthumously in 1681. Marvell died on 16 August, 1678 of tertian ague, and the malpractice of the attending physician. He was buried in the church of St. Giles-in-the-Fields.

  4. Symbolism- losing virginity (the mistress wants to wait) Symbolism- they love each other, might as well Theme- they don’t have enough time, so he is trying to convince her to have sex, implicit

  5. Imagery My vegetable love should grow Time’s winged chariot hurrying near The grave’s a fine and private place Emotional feeling Thy beauty shall no more be found, Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound And while thy willing soul transpires at every pore with instant fires And now, like amorous birds of prey

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