Webthroughout his literary career, james russell lowell wore many hats, from son of cambridge and fireside poet to author, essayist, critic, editor, diplomat, and abolitionist. Weba still earlier relative, james russell lowell, had been a harvard professor and popular poet of the nineteenth century, as well as american ambassador to england. It might seem that this family legacy would have been an advantage for the freshman poet.

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Having got into the smooth,. Webjames russell lowell was a product of harvard, brought up in an atmosphere which unconsciously makes for a strong and enduring devotion to the nation. All one need do. Webamy lowell's audience found it impossible to resist a literal interpretation of these poems; They saw the sister of the president of harvard cavorting nude with female amorists in.