Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this-that you are dreadfully like other people.

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 that rivaled the popularity of British poets. These writers usually...

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