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The rich man's sons inherits cares The bank may break, the factory burn, A breath may burst his bubble shares, And soft, white hands could hardly earn A living that would serve his turn.
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
White
Serve
Earn
Inherits
Living
Son
Cares
Shares
Hands
Wealth
Bank
Burst
Care
Turn
Burn
Factory
May
Share
Soft
Bubble
Would
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Hardly
Bubbles
Men
Rich
Breath
Sons
Turns
Breaths
Factories
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