No creature loves an empty space; Their bodies measure out their place.
Andrew Marvell Quotes
Annihilating all that’s made To a green thought in a green shade.
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| Birth: | 31st March, 1621 |
| Death: | 16th August, 1678 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet, Politician |
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Andrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. As a metaphysical poet, he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert. He was a colleague and friend of John Milton. His poems include "To His Coy Mistress", "The Garden", "An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland", "The Mower's Song" and the country house poem "Upon Appleton House". Marvell was educated at Hull Grammar School. A secondary school in the city, the Andrew Marvell Business and Enterprise College, is now named after him. Marvell attended Trinity College, Cambridge and eventually received his BA degree.
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