Donne and Marvell's poems where what linked them together, it was the style that they wrote in, they both fit into a metaphysical group. Both poets include an argument with themselves.

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                    Donne and Marvell both wrote poems about the same era in time, the early part of the 17th century, to be specific the 1920's.Donne's life began in 1572 where he was born into a prosperous Roman Catholic family, and lived on Bread Street, London. Marvell was born much later in 1621 in Yorkshire, but both poets were alive at the same time in some part of their life, but there was a large difference in age.

                  Marvell was born to Reverend Andrew Marvel and his wife Ann. Both poets’ wrote about time and how precious it is. Members of Donne's family died quite young and suddenly. In Donne's poem he wrote about how the sun was not the center of the universe, but how Earth was, this was the theory that was believed by the much older generation

                   Donne had a mind of his own, he questioned his faith after his brother died of fever in prison after being arrested for giving sanctuary to a proscribed Catholic priest. Marvell and Donne both had been well educated; they were one of few who had this chance, because few families could afford to send their children to school and university.

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                  Both poets were very close to well-known people, and when both poets’ parents past away Donne and Marvell inherited a fairly large sum of money. Before both poets died they each had a very good and respectable job. If Donne had not have been emaciated, Donne most certainly would have became Bishop in 1630, but Donne died in 1631.

                 Donne and Marvell's poems where what linked them together, it was the style that they wrote in, they both fit into a metaphysical group. ...

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