Andrew Marvell. 1621-1678. John Bartlett, comp. 1919. Familiar Quotations, 10th ed.

John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.

Andrew Marvell. (1621–1678)

Orange bright,
Like golden lamps in a green night.

Bermudas.

And all the way, to guide their chime,
With falling oars they kept the time.

Bermudas.

In busy companies of men.

The Garden. (Translated.)

Annihilating all that ’s made
To a green thought in a green shade.

The Garden. (Translated.)

The world in all doth but two nations bear,—
The good, the bad; and these mixed everywhere.

The Loyal Scot.

The inglorious arts of peace.

Upon Cromwell’s return from Ireland.

He nothing common did, or mean,
Upon that memorable scene.

Upon Cromwell’s return from Ireland.

So much one man can do,
That does both act and know.

Upon Cromwell’s return from Ireland.

To make a bank was a great plot of state;
Invent a shovel, and be a magistrate.

The Character of Holland.