Lowell, James Russell

(1819-1891), was born at Cambridge, graduated at Harvard, end devoted himself to belles-lettres, becoming eventually profe or of that department and of modern languages at his university. Aside from his work as editor of the Adlantic and of the North American Review, his e ays, ‘*‘ Among My Books,’’ etc., his poems, ‘‘ Fable for Critics,’’ ‘‘ Cathedral,’ ‘‘ Commemoration Ode,” etc., his political activity is to be noted. His ‘‘ Biglow Papers,’’ 1846- 1848, helped powerfully the anti-slavery cause; a second series appeared in the period of the war. Lowell won general esteem as U. S. Minister to Spain 1877-1880, and to England 1880-1885. The volume, ‘‘ Democracy and Other E ays,” contains some of his contributions to political philosophy.