"They are an extraordinary mixture of simplicity and accomplishment -- in the 'culture' sense. But they are quite touchingly beautiful & human."
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| Lowell as a young man |
7/08/2012
H'ry to Wm, Nov. 15, 1893. Age 50
A short time after the death of James Russell Lowell, H'ry's description of his collected letters sounds almost like self-portrait:
"They are an extraordinary mixture of simplicity and accomplishment -- in the 'culture' sense. But they are quite touchingly beautiful & human."
"They are an extraordinary mixture of simplicity and accomplishment -- in the 'culture' sense. But they are quite touchingly beautiful & human."
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