Story of JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL
LESSON NAME-THE FOUNTAIN AUTHOR NAME JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (1819-1891) ABOUT THE POET James Russell Lowell (1819-1891) was a famous writer in the world. He wrote 'A Year of Life' and 'Poems'. His early Poetry is full of nature and emotions. But other poems are full of patriotism and love for democracy. He is more known as a suggestive literary critic and as a lecturer on English poetry. Central Idea Of The Poem 'The Fountain' is a very inspiring poem. The poet describes the fountain in three different aspects. In the sunshine it is bright and upward leaping and glittering. In the moon light it appears snowy white and sways rhythmically like flowers when the wind rushes. Under the starlight it rises and falls like spray poet wishes to learn these qualities of freshness, change fitness, constancy and aspiring from fountain. Into the sunshine, Full of the light, Leaping and flashing From morn till night! ...