Marvell

[ mahr-vuhl ]

noun
  1. Andrew, 1621–78, English poet and satirist.

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How to use Marvell in a sentence

  • The younger Marvell, with one boyish interval, belonged all through his life to the paternal school of religious thought.

    Andrew Marvell | Augustine Birrell
  • The plague twice visited Hull during the time of the elder Marvell, first in 1635 and again in 1638.

    Andrew Marvell | Augustine Birrell
  • In the following November the elder Marvell married a widow lady, but his own end was close upon him.

    Andrew Marvell | Augustine Birrell

British Dictionary definitions for Marvell

Marvell

/ (ˈmɑːvəl) /


noun
  1. Andrew. 1621–78, English poet and satirist. He is noted for his lyrical poems and verse and prose satires attacking the government after the Restoration

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