James Russell Lowell Quote
![]() | “As life runs on, the road grows strange With faces new, and near the end The milestones into headstones change, 'Neath every one a friend.” ―James Russell Lowell Source/Notes: Sixty-eighth Birthday (1889). |

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James Russell Lowell
Born: February 22, 1819
Died: August 12, 1891 (aged 72)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Poet
Bio: James Russell Lowell 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.
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