. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . o J n. J w c > c ?; DC o u U ^ SJ a c Q *j X J^ rt < i: £o. Q< HO a. c s. f^ & § CS T; 6B g I. ^ : a 2 *-* Xu ANDREW MARVELL (1621-1678) was the son of Andrew Marvell, a divine, and Anne Pease. Besidesbecoming a good scholar under the tuition of his father at HullGrammar School and at Trinity, Cambridge, he also acquired a goodknowledge of modern languages. In 1653, if not earlier, he was thefriend of Milton, who obtained for him the post of Assistant LatinSecretary to the Protectors Government in 1657. Previous to thishe ha
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . o J n. J w c > c ?; DC o u U ^ SJ a c Q *j X J^ rt < i: £o. Q< HO a. c s. f^ & § CS T; 6B g I. ^ : a 2 *-* Xu ANDREW MARVELL (1621-1678) was the son of Andrew Marvell, a divine, and Anne Pease. Besidesbecoming a good scholar under the tuition of his father at HullGrammar School and at Trinity, Cambridge, he also acquired a goodknowledge of modern languages. In 1653, if not earlier, he was thefriend of Milton, who obtained for him the post of Assistant LatinSecretary to the Protectors Government in 1657. Previous to thishe had already ingratiated himself with the Government by con-stituting himself the poet-laureate of the Protectorate, but as hispoems remained mostly unpublished at the Restoration, he somehowescaped all penalty for his republican principles and his strongattachment to Cromwell. As member for Hull, he played a modestpart in politics and was able to shield Milton from persecution, buthis chief sphere of activity and his chief source of influence lay inpolitical satire. His trenchant humour he used very effectivelyagainst
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