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To His Coy Mistress. By Andrew Marvell. Had we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which way. To walk, and pass our long love’s day. Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side. Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide. Of Humber would complain.
‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell is a beautiful love poem based on a gentleman wooing his mistress to make love with him. ‘To His Coy Mistress’ by Andrew Marvell details the efforts of a man towards insisting on his lover’s affection.
"To His Coy Mistress" is a carpe diem poem: following the example of Roman poets like Horace, it urges a young woman to enjoy the pleasures of life before death claims her. Indeed, the poem is an attempt to seduce the titular "coy mistress." In the process, however, the speaker dwells with grotesque intensity on death itself.
Thy beauty shall no more be found; Nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound. My echoing song; then worms shall try. That long-preserved virginity, And your quaint honour turn to dust, And into ashes all my lust; The grave’s a fine and private place, But none, I think, do there embrace. Now therefore, while the youthful hue.
To His Coy Mistress. Andrew Marvell. 1621 –. 1678. Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, Lady, were no crime. We would sit down and think which way. To walk and pass our long love’s day. Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side.
To His Coy Mistress Lyrics. Had we but world enough, and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down and think which way. To walk, and pass our long love's day; Thou by the...
“To His Coy Mistress” is a poem by the English poet Andrew Marvell, likely written in the 1650s, but not published until the 1680s. By far the best-remembered work by Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” is what’s known as a carpe diem poem, from the Latin phrase for “seize the day.”
Full Text. "To His Coy Mistress" Had we but world enough and time, This coyness, lady, were no crime. We would sit down, and think which way. To walk, and pass our long love’s day. Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side. Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide. Of Humber would complain. I would. Love you ten years before the flood,
"To His Coy Mistress" is a metaphysical poem written by the English author and politician Andrew Marvell (1621–1678) either during or just before the English Interregnum (1649–60). It was published posthumously in 1681.
M.DC.LXXXI. 19 To his Coy Mistress. 1 Had we but World enough, and Time, 2 This coyness Lady were no crime. 3 We would sit down, and think which way 4 To walk, and pass our long Love’s Day. 5 Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side 6 Should'st Rubies find; I by the Tide 7 Of Humber would complain.
