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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 th....
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