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“Making one object, in outward or inward nature, more holy to a single heart is reward enough for a life; for the more sympathies we gain or awaken for what is beautiful, by so much deeper will be our sympathy for that which is most beautiful,--the human soul!”

Quote by James Russell Lowell

Book:Poems

Work

This book is a compilation of poems that explore a wide range of subjects and emotions, showcasing the beauty and depth of the poetic form. more

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James Russell Lowell

James Russell Lowell was an American poet, born on February 22, 1819, and died on August 12, 1891. His poetry is known for its profound social insights and admiration for nature. more

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“The secret of force in writing lies not so much in the pedigree of nouns and adjectives and verbs, as in having something that you believe in to say, and making the parts of speech vividly conscious of it.”

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“A great part of human suffering has its root in the nature of man, and not in that of his institutions.”

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“It is right precious to behold The first long surf of climbing light Flood all the thirsty east with gold.”

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Book:The poetical works of James Russell Lowell

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“But better far it is to speak One simple word, which now and then Shall waken their free nature in the weak And friendless sons of men.”

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“Taste is the next gift to genius.”

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Book:Conversations on Some of the Old Poets

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“I would hardly change the sorrowful words of the poets for their glad ones. Tears dampen the strings of the lyre, but they grow the tensor for it, and ring even the clearer and more ravishingly.”

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Author:James Russell Lowell

“Men's thoughts and opinions are in a great degree vassals of him who invents a new phrase or re-applies an old epithet. The thought or feeling a thousand times repeated becomes his at last who utters it best.”

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