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The writings of James Russell Lowell

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Lowell, James Russell (1819-1891)

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POEMS I.
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POEMS II.
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POEMS III.
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POEMS IV.

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To MR. JAMES T. FIELDS

My dear Fields:

Dr. Johnson's sturdy self-respect led him to invent the Bookseller as a substitute for the Patron. My relations with you have enabled me to discover how pleasantly the Friend may replace the Bookseller. Let me record my sense of many thoughtful services by associating your name with a poem which owes its appearance in this form to your partiality.

Cordially yours, J. R. LOWELL. Cambridge, November 29, 1869.
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