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James Russell Lowell

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In the ocean of baseness, the deeper we get, the easier the sinking.


— James Russell Lowell


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The greatest homage we can pay to truth, is to use it.


— James Russell Lowell


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The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.


— James Russell Lowell


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There is nothing so desperately monotonous as the sea, and I no longer wonder at the cruelty of pirates.


— James Russell Lowell


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An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.


— James Russell Lowell


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And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.


— James Russell Lowell


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Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.


— James Russell Lowell


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Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.


— James Russell Lowell


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Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.


— James Russell Lowell


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Greatly begin. Though thou have time, but for a line, be that sublime. Not failure, but low aim is crime.


— James Russell Lowell


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About James Russell Lowell

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Did you know about James Russell Lowell?

(1782–1861) a minister at a Unitarian church in Boston who had previously studied theology at Edinburgh and Harriett Brackett Spence Lowell. He used poetry for reform particularly in abolitionism. " Like Lowell James Russell Lowell wrote poetry and the next twelve years of Lowell's life were deeply affected by her influence.

After moving back to Cambridge Lowell was one of the founders of a journal called The Pioneer which lasted only three issues. He publiJames Russell Lowelld his first collection of poetry in 1841 and married Maria White in 1844. Lowell attempted to emulate the true Yankee accent in the dialogue of his characters particularly in The Biglow Papers.

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