James Russell Lowell Quotes about Death

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Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.

James Russell Lowell

Life, Death, Night

The realm of death seems an enemy's country to most men, on whose shores they are loathly driven by stress of weather; to the wise man it is the desired port where he moors his bark gladly, as in some quiet haven of the Fortunate Isles; it is the golden west into which his sun sinks, and, sinking, casts back a glory upon the leaden cloud-tack which had darkly besieged his day.

James Russell Lowell

Death, Wise, Country

James Russell Lowell (1845). “Conversations on Some of the Old Poets”, p.111

We look at death through the cheap-glazed windows of the flesh, and believe him the monster which the flawed and cracked glass represents him.

James Russell Lowell

Death, Believe, Glasses

Life is the jailer, death the angel sent to draw the unwilling bolts and set us free.

James Russell Lowell

Death, Angel, Dying

James Russell Lowell (1861). “Poetical Works”, p.202

But life is sweet, though all that makes it sweet. Lessen like sound of friends departing feet; And death is beautiful as feet of friend. Coming with welcome at our journey's end.

James Russell Lowell

Beautiful, Death, Sweet

James Russell Lowell (2016). “Delphi Complete Poetical Works of James Russell Lowell (Illustrated)”, p.861, Delphi Classics