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The writings of James Russell Lowell
in ten volumes
Lowell, James Russell (1819-1891)
7.
POEMS I.
8.
POEMS II.
9.
POEMS III.
10.
POEMS IV.
POEMS OF THE WAR
L'ENVOI TO THE MUSE
THE CATHEDRAL
THREE MEMORIAL POEMS
[dedication]
[If I let fall a word of bitter mirth]
ODE
UNDER THE OLD ELM
1.
I.
2.
II.
3.
III.
4.
IV.
5.
V.
6.
VI.
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VII.
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VIII.
AN ODE
HEARTSEASE AND RUE
SENTIMENT
FANCY
HUMOR AND SATIRE
EPIGRAMS
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The writings of James Russell Lowell
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.
The writings of James Russell Lowell