LORD BYRON

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, 1772 - 1834

from     KUBHLA KHAN
          OR, A VISION IN A DREAM, A FRAGMENT


Weave a circle round him thrice,
And close your eyes with holy dread,
For he on honey-dew hath fed,
And drunk the milk of Paradise.

Francis Cabot Lowell

The qualities which exemplify Boston, its culture, its intellectual fervor, its grace were supported for the last two centuries and truly longer by the wealth created by this man's intelligence and his friends and relations. Lowell, not just the town, but the family substantiated Massachusetts, Boston and the New Independent Nation - the United States of America. From some sailing ships slipping out of a few North Shore towns and harbors to far off lands and near. The money, wealth, succored the intellect and health of the Boston Puritans and our subsequent culture.

Who can say what America, our country, would be if not for Francis Cabot Lowell. He combined intelligence with foresight, supported by a strong brilliant memory and a resourceful mechanical or engineering skill. What more could be combined.


F. C. Lowell  (1775 - 1817)