Andrew Marvell — a remark

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“I found nevertheless after the writing of that Book, that natural relenting of mind which most men feel after they have done an harsh, though necessary action.”

Acknowledging the human unease that can follow necessary severity · The Rehearsal Transpros'd: The Second Part

About Andrew Marvell

Andrew Marvell

31 March 1621–16 August 1678

Andrew Marvell was born on March 31, 1621, in the small village of Winestead in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, the son of the Reverend Andrew Marvell and Anne Pease Marvell. The family soon moved to the bustling port town of Hull when the elder Marvell was appointed lecturer at Holy Trinity Church and master…

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