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Christmas by James Russell Lowell |
"What means this glory round our feet, " The Magi mused, "more bright than morn! " And voices chanted clear and sweet, "To-day the Prince of Peace is born. " |
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Beggary by James Russell Lowell |
A beggar through the world am I, From place to place I wander by. Fill up my pilgrim's scrip for me, For Christ's sweet sake and charity. |
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Proverbs by James Russell Lowell |
A crime in which many are implicated goes unpunished. |
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Greatness by James Russell Lowell |
A great man is made up of qualities that meet or make great occasions. |
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Unsorted by James Russell Lowell |
A poet must need be before his own age, to be even with posterity. |
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Sarcasm by James Russell Lowell |
A sneer is the weapon of the weak. |
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Motherhood by James Russell Lowell |
A woman's love Is mighty, but a mother's heart is weak, And by its weakness overcomes. |
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Unsorted by James Russell Lowell |
All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action. |
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Visions by James Russell Lowell |
An angel stood and met my gaze, Through the low doorway of my tent; The tent is struck, the vision stays; I only know she came and went. |
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Reason by James Russell Lowell |
An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run. |
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