The question of commonsense is always "what is it good for?" - a question which would abolish the rose and be answered triumphantly by the cabbage.
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About James Russell Lowell
James Russell Lowell was a 19th-century American poet and diplomat. James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the fireside poets, a group of New England writers who were among the first American poets to rival the popularity of British poets. Read more on Wikipedia →
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