Andrew Marvell

Andrew Marvell was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire on March 31, 1621, the son of the Reverend Andrew Marvell and Anne Pease. When his clergyman father was appointed Lecturer at Holy Trinity Church, the family moved

Garden, The

by Andrew Marvell (1621–78)

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How vainly men themselves amaze

To win the palm, the oak, or bays,

And their incessant labors see

Crown'd from some single herb or tree,

Whose short and narrow-vergèd shade

Does prudently their toils upbraid;

While all flowers and all trees do close

To weave the garlands of repose!

Fair Quiet, have I found thee here,

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