To His Coy Mistress (version 2) cover art

To His Coy Mistress (version 2)

To His Coy Mistress (version 2)

By: Andrew Marvell
Listen for free

Andrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton. His poems range from the love-song "To His Coy Mistress", to evocations of an aristocratic country house and garden in "Upon Appleton House" and "The Garden", the political address "An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland", and the later personal and political satires "Flecknoe" and "The Character of Holland". - Summary by WikipediaCopyright Multi Poetry Genre Art Biological Sciences Literary History & Criticism Science
Episodes
  • To His Coy Mistress version 2 - Andrew Marvell
    Jun 10 2026
    Andrew Marvell was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend of John Milton. His poems range from the love-song "To His Coy Mistress", to evocations of an aristocratic country house and garden in "Upon Appleton House" and "The Garden", the political address "An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell's Return from Ireland", and the later personal and political satires "Flecknoe" and "The Character of Holland". - Summary by Wikipedia
    Show More Show Less
    38 mins
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
No reviews yet