Soul
O Who shall, from this Dungeon, raise
A Soul inslav'd so many wayes?
With bolts of Bones, that fetter'd stands
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No poem has ever made my heart lighter-my soul happier-nor amused my mind more than this one. Andrew Marvell has captured my heart with mirth! I love reading this poem.
Marvell's poetry was quoted in the the 1946 movie A Matter Of Life And Death and another British movie called The Serpent's Kiss. So timeless indeed.