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DRAMATISTS > poet > Andrew Marvell
Self-preservation, nature's first...
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Self-preservation, nature's first great law,
All the creatures, except man, doth awe.
Source: Hodge's Vision.
-- Andrew Marvell, (Mar 31 1621-1678), English poet; His political reputation overshadowed his poetry until the 20th C; considered to be one of the best secular metaphysical poets.