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There comes Emerson first, whose rich words, every one, Are like gold nails in temples to hang trophies on.

James Russell Lowell

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James Russell Lowell
Age: 72 †
Born: 1819
Born: February 22
Died: 1891
Died: August 12
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Journalist
Literary Critic
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Cambridge
Massachusetts
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