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Monster Essays - Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mis
The Non-Discriminatory Nature of Time
in Andrew Marvell’s
“To His Coy Mistress”
Time passes. Its journey is oblivious to power, weakness, beauty, or mercy. The nature of time itself lies in its unrelenting progression through life, until we are removed from it’s favor and then wither and die. The purpose of most carpe diem poetry is to draw a character’s attention (usually the female) to the pressing nature of time’s progress, as well as illustrating the bountiful rewards of seizing the moment and giving into the momentary passions of life. Andrew Marvell’s poem R....
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