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
book answers should
If I were asked what book is better than a cheap book, I should answer that there is one book better than a cheap book,-and that is a book honestly come by.
fear speak slave
They are slaves who fear to speak, for the fallen and the weak.
strength strong men
That cause is strong which has, not a multitude, but one strong man behind it.
time youth defects
If youth be a defect, it is one that we outgrow only too soon.
nurse soul solitude
The nurse of full-grown souls is solitude.
inspirational wise travel
A wise man travels to discover himself.
devil gold cost
At the devil's booth are all things sold. Each ounce of dross costs its ounce of gold.
summer perfect-days june
AND what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten;
criticism weapons weak
A sneer is the weapon of the weak.
pride men funeral
What men prize most is a privilege, even if it be that of chief mourner at a funeral.
destiny two weakness
There are two kinds of weakness, that which breaks and that which bends.
men thinking destiny
The surest plan to make a man is, think him so.
time fate deeds
In life's small things be resolute and great To keep thy muscle trained; Know'st thou when Fate Thy measure takes, or when she'll say to thee, "I find thee worthy; do this deed for me?"
time heart one-day
One day with life and heart Is more than time enough to find a world.