Unforgettable

[A little "did you know?" about James Russell Lowell, pehaps the greatest American Romantic poet and ardent abolitionist. Did you know...Lowell spent almost no time doing anything in politics, but was still appointed an elector in the election of 1876 (which was certainly the most controversial election in the American history; the fireworks in 2000 were humdrum in comparison)? I didn't.]

Stay with us! Yes, thou shalt stay,

Softener and strengthener of men,

Freedom, not won by the vain,

Not to be courted in play,

Not to be kept without pain.

Stay with us!

James Russell Lowell
Concord Bridge