James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowellwas an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside Poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets who rivaled the popularity of British poets. These poets usually used conventional forms and meters in their poetry, making them suitable for families entertaining at their fireside...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth22 February 1819
CountryUnited States of America
brother heart hands
True freedom is to share All the chains our brothers wear, And, with heart and hand, to be Earnest to make others free!
mothers-day mom motherhood
That best academy, a mother's knee.
spring may fraud
May is a pious fraud of the almanac.
spring flower evil
Evil springs up, and flowers, and bears no seed, And feeds the green earth with its swift decay, Leaving it richer for the growth of truth.
wise wisdom criticism
Wise skepticism is the first attribute of a good critic.
truth honesty heart
Who speaks the truth stabs falsehood to the heart.
lying real blessed
The true ideal is not opposed to the real but lies in it; and blessed are the eyes that find it.
self restraint clear
Such power there is in clear-eyed self-restraint.
funny humor tunnels
If we see light at the end of the tunnel, it's the light of the oncoming train.
caprice idleness
Idleness induces caprice.
fate wish jokes
Granting our wish is one of Fate's saddest jokes.
men thoughtful originality
All thoughtful men are solitary and original in themselves.
beautiful men intuition
It is the rooted instinct in men to admire what is better and more beautiful than themselves.
heart past history
Old events have modern meanings; only that survives of past history which finds kindred in all hearts and lives.