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Good luck is the willing handmaid of upright, energetic character, and conscientious observance of duty.

James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
Diplomat
Essayist
Journalist
Literary Critic
Poet
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Upright
Energetic
Luck
Duty
Willing
Handmaid
Character
Handmaids
Good
Conscientious
Observance

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