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James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell (February 22, 1819 – August 12, 1891) was 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.. American Romantic poet critic editor and diplomat; Fireside Poets

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American Poet and Essayist, Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

James Fenimore Cooper

Edgar Allan Poe: An Appreciation

Edgar Allan Poe by James Russell Lowell

The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century

An Essay on Robert Louis Stevenson

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Quote Left 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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Quote Left The only faith that wears well and holds its color in all weathers is that which is woven of conviction and set with the sharp mordant of experience.
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Quote Left Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.
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Quote Left There is no good arguing with the inevitible. The only argument available with an east wind is to put on your overcoat.
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Quote Left The true ideal is not opposed to the real but lies in it; and blessed are the eyes that find it.
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