The
author compares and contrasts two poems, Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins, to Make Much of
Time" and Andrew Marvell's
"To His Coy Mistress." According to the
author youth and time are two common threads in these
poems, although each poet has a slightly different take on the role it plays in influencing people's lives. The poets also differ on their opinions of importance of growing old, and what lessons we can learn as we age.