The English metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell is most commonly associated with his contemporaries, John Donne, George Herbert, and his colleague and friend, John Milton. His most famous poem «To His Coy Mistress» is a seductive chant to a would-be lover to seize the moment. «The Garden» is an ode to the tranquility of a retirement from public life. Marvell, who was himself a politician, opines for the simpler life of the garden. Also included in this collection are «An Horatian Ode upon...
