. Seven great American poets. s descriptive of the many outdoorattractions that ha a delighted Lowell from his willows themsehes had always had a peculiarcharm for the poet. Not only did he love the willowsdearly, but he taught others to love them so wiAl that aresident of Cambridge changed the plan of her house toavoid cutting down one of them. In Lowells long poem, The CofJii-drid, is a full ex-pression of his religious faith. It is not oidy in this])oem that we find an expression of his love fcjr Codand man, but it is shown in many of his shorter poems,espe<ially in The Sio
. Seven great American poets. s descriptive of the many outdoorattractions that ha a delighted Lowell from his willows themsehes had always had a peculiarcharm for the poet. Not only did he love the willowsdearly, but he taught others to love them so wiAl that aresident of Cambridge changed the plan of her house toavoid cutting down one of them. In Lowells long poem, The CofJii-drid, is a full ex-pression of his religious faith. It is not oidy in this])oem that we find an expression of his love fcjr Codand man, but it is shown in many of his shorter poems,espe<ially in The Sioreh, Grodiitinster Chimes and TJieFool Iolh. As a writer of ])rose, Lowell also ranks amongthefirst of our American authors. His first prose \vork,Uoiiversiitioib on. Some of the Older Ioets, was publishedin 1845. In 1^54 appeared the Life of Keotx. Fireside V^nieidx was published in 1S!)4. This is abook of clianning essays which had appeared in themagazines of the day. In this collectit)n is ComliridjieThirtij Years A< 306 . KUSSELL LOWELL Mji Study Wiitilows, which was puhUshed in 1octor ofLdirg by Cainl)ridge. Lowell was sent by our government as ^Minister toSpain in 1877. He was after\\ard transferred to Eng-land (1880). Lie made many friends while in England,charming the English people by his courtliness and hisbrilliant talents. He delivered a number of speeches,wliich are published among his political and literaryaddresses. Lowell returned to the United States in1885, and lived a retired life with his only daughter,at Southboro, ]\Liss. He was not afterA^-ard engaged inpublic life, and was prevented by failing health fromdoing much literary A\ork. He died at Elmwood,August 12, 181)1. As a writer, Lowell is one of our best poets, essayists
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