Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress," first published in 1650, is a seduction poem where a man tries to convince a woman to sleep with him, emphasizing that time is fleeting and they cannot afford to fall in love slowly. The suitor presents a compelling argument to the object of his passionate desires.

John Donne's "The Ecstasy," published in 1633, depicts two lovers lying beside each other, gazing deeply into one another's eyes as their souls leave their bodies and merge into a single, more perfect soul. The narrator also acknowledges that such a spiritual union should be physically expressed, highlighting the necessity of their bodies in their love.

George Herbert's renowned religious poem "Easter Wings" (1634) is crafted in a way that the lines, filled with metaphysical imagery, resemble the shape of the subject he writes about.

Richard Crashaw's "Epitaph upon Husband and Wife, who died and were buried together" (c. 1646) speaks of the eternal bond a married couple shares in death. He describes this bond as everlasting, now sealed by their departure from this world.