This poem references the river in which the poet's father drowned, a stream flowing through the poet's hometown of Hull.
This poem references the river in which the poet's father drowned, a stream flowing through the poet's hometown of Hull. The poet notes that his echoing song will not sound in the addressee's marble vault, then describes the ultimate triumph of the worms. The poet speaks of a steadfastness lasting from "ten years before the Flood…Till the conversion of the Jews" before proposing to "tear our pleasures with rough strife / thorough the iron gates of life," prompted by the sound of "Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near." FTP name this Andrew Marvell poem urging a young lady to quit stalling.
This poem references the river in which the poet's father drowned, a stream flowing through the poet's hometown of Hull.
“{To His Coy Mistress}”