To His Coy Mistress

To His Coy Mistress

by Andrew Marvell

To His Coy Mistress is a famous 17th-century poem by Andrew Marvell. The poem is a passionate plea from a speaker to his beloved, urging her to abandon her coy reluctance and embrace his love. The speaker uses a series of imaginative and persuasive arguments, drawing on themes of time, mortality, and the fleeting nature of life to convince his mistress that they should seize the moment and engage in a passionate union.

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