LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL

(181991), Amer. poet, journalist, e ayist, iplomatist; s. of Unitarian minister of Boston, of Scot. descent; m. Maria White, 1844, and adopted her abolitionist and other political and social enthui 3; pub. vol. of verse, 1841; joint- ‘publisher of new magazine, The Pioneer, 1843; 1848 saw third vol. of poems, ‘able for Critics, Biglow Papers, Vision of Sir Launfal, all showing combination of wit and sentiment which was his aracteristic. Reforming zeal was the iration of much of his verse, which, however, contains some purely pastoral efforts. i. succeeded Long fellow at wrote Coll., 1855, and subsequently wrote much Criticism, his My Study Windows and Among My Books giving im high rank as literary e ayist; editor f Atlantic, 1857; joint-editor of North “American Review, 1863; pub. Under the Willows, 1869; The=Cathedral, 1870; _ Heartsease and Rue, 1888; amba ador to pain, 1877; to England, 1880-85.