Marvell

Famous quotes containing the word marvell:

“Self-preservation, nature’s first great law,
All the creatures, except man, doth awe.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)

“It was begotten by despair
Upon impossibility.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)

“But all its chief delight was still
On Roses thus its self to fill:
And its pure virgin Limbs to fold
In whitest sheets of Lillies cold.
Had it liv’d long it would have been
Lillies without, Roses within.”
—Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)