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But Fate does iron wedges drive, And always crowds itself betwixt.
Andrew Marvell
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Andrew Marvell
Age: 57 †
Born: 1621
Born: March 31
Died: 1678
Died: August 16
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Andrew Marvell
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Annihilating all that's made, To a green thought in a green shade.
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But at my back I always hear Time's winged chariot hurrying near.
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Casting the body's vest aside, My soul into the boughs does glide.
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What wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head The luscious clusters of the vine Upon my mouth do crush their wine The nectarine and curious peach Into my hands themselves do reach Stumbling on melons, as I pass, Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass.
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