Andrew Marvel

Andrew Marvell (1621 – 1678) was born in Winestead-in-Holderness, East Riding of Yorkshire . He studied at Trinity College and  Cambridge. He could speak languages as:  French, Italian and Spanish.

His first poems were written in Latin and Greek.  He served as tutor to the daughter of the Lord General Thomas Fairfax. He became a Parliamentarian in 1659, but he was not a Puritan.

.  He was John Milton’s friend and colleague. His poetry was metaphysical, pastoral and satiric.


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