...but e'en join in the laugh, friends and foes. "There is Lowell, who 's striving Parnassus to climb He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulders, But he can't with that bundle he has on his shoult ders, The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction 'twixt...

...to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme He might get on alone, spite of troubles and boulders But he cant with that bundle he has on his shoulders." Lowell died August 12, 1891.— SA Grade, North Side High-school Building. CHAPTER IV LA POETE AND...

...JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL. " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulders, Bat he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders, The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh...

...criticism upon himself : " There is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on alone, spite...learns the distinction 'twixt singing and preaching; Mis lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell,...

...his own efforts : There is Lowell, who 's striving Parnassus to climb — With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme; He might get on alone, spite...reaching, Till he learns the distinction 'twixt singing anil preaching; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he "d rather by half make...

...own or your foes'. " There is Lowell, who 's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme, He might get on alone, spite...boulders, But he can't with that bundle he has on nia shoulders, The top of the hill he will ne'er come nigh reaching Till he learns the distinction...

...in these lines : — " There is Lowell, who 's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme ; He might get on alone,...and preaching ; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he 'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he 's old...

...is Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb — With a whole bale of isms tied together with rime ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulders,...and preaching ; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well, But he'd rather by half make a drum of the shell, And rattle away till he's old as...

...bale of isms tied together with rhyme ; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulders, Bnt he can't with that bundle he has on his shoulders...and preaching ; His lyre has some chords that would ring pretty well. But he 'd rather by half make a dram of the shell, And rattle away till he 'a old...

...Characterization of His Poetry. " There's Lowell, who's striving Parnassus to climb With a whole bale of isms tied together with rhyme; He might get on alone, spite of brambles and boulders, But he can't for the bundle he has on his shoulders. The top of the hill he will ne'er come near reaching Till he...