James Russell Lowell Quote

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the wind bewilders contemporary judgment.


Literary essays; Among my books, My study windows, Fireside travels (ed. 1857)


It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the...

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the...

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the...

It is not without reason that fame is awarded only after death. The cloud-dust of notoriety which follows and envelops the men who drive with the...