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Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress": The Essence of Time
The male species has a very creative mind. The creative mind becomes
particularly active when the case involves the female species. In Andrew
Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress," the author shows how his creative mind is put
to use. Marvell, uses time in an attempt to manipulate his coy mistress.
Time is depicted in three different manners. First, Marvell uses "ideal
time." In ideal time, he tells how many years he would spend loving her if they
were given the opportunity. He explains to his mistress that if tim....
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