To His Coy Mistress To His Coy Mistress "To His Coy Mistress" is a metaphysical poem written by the English author and politician Andrew Marvell (1621–1678) either during or just before the English Interregnum (1649–60). It was published posthumously in 1681. This poem is considered one of Marvell's finest and is possibly the best recognized carpe diem poem in English. Although the date of its composition is not known, it may have been written in the early 1650s. At that time, Marvell was serving as a tutor to the daughter of the retired commander of the New Model Army, Sir Thomas Fairfax. The speaker
Coy, Spain The word " Coy " derives from the Latin "collis", meaning a hill or hills. The English translation of the town name is "Hammock". Coy is also most likely where the surname "De Los Santos" originated. Coy has antiquitarial history. The town possesses a large quantity of archaeological remains, such as Cerro de Las Viñas (translated means "The Hill of the Vineyards"), a town from the Bronze Age of international interest. There is also the Fuentecica, an Iberian necropolis where a famous steel pillar was located called the León of Coy which now resides in the Archaeological Museum of Murcia.