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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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FOR A BELL AT CORNELL UNIVERSITY

I call as fly the irrevocable hours,
Futile as air or strong as fate to make
Your lives of sand or granite; awful powers,
Even as men choose, they either give or take.
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