that [Andrew] Marvell even worked as a low-level spy, at times in disguise--an apt employment for a man whom Mr. [Nigel] Smith characterizes in his subtitle as "the chameleon."If Marvell's survivalist instincts brought out a slyness in the life and an ambiguity in the art, he was nevertheless loyal to Milton, lobbying for parliamentary support for his friend, who had fallen into disfavor after the Protectorate ended.
from The Wall Street Journal: The Passions of a Poet
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