(
1819-
1891). Born in
Cambridge, MA, educated at
Harvard, a
New England Yankee liberal (but I repeat myself),
poet,
critic,
editor and
professor of
modern languages.
Married to the
abolitionist, Mary White. Perhaps most well-known in popular circles for his "
And what is so rare as a day in June?" which appeared in the
Prelude to Part First of
The Vision of Sir Launfal (
1848). Said to be critically recognised for his satirical
The Bigelow Papers (
1848 and then
1867).
For a biography see http://www.bartleby.com/65/lo/LowellJR.html; for the complete poetical works see http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Complete-Poetical-Works-of-James-Russell.html.