"The Garden", by
Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell (; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend ...
, is one of the most famous English poems of the seventeenth century.
This poem was first published in Miscellaneous Poems. It was published for Robert Boulter, in 1681. This was the first edition. Miscellaneous Poems was sent to the press by Mary Marvell, who claimed she was Andrew's widow.
"The Garden" is a romantic poem. The poet's personal emotions and feelings are told throughout the words of nature. The poet explains the value of nature and is explaining it through the poem.
Marvell recast much of his poem in Latin, "Hortus", printed to follow "The Garden" in the 1681 posthumous ''Miscellaneous Poems'':
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1681 poems
British poems
Poetry by Andrew Marvell
Poems published posthumously