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
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The heart forgets its sorrow and ache.
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Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.
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There is no good in arguing with the inevitable. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
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Not failure, but low aim, is crime.
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Children are God's Apostles, sent forth, day by day, to preach of love, and hope, and peace.
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And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days.
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It is by presence of mind in untried emergencies that the native metal of man is tested.
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Freedom is the only law which genius knows.
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In creating, the only hard thing is to begin: a grass blade's no easier to make than an oak.
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Endurance is the crowning quality...