Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on th · James Russell Lowell

Truth forever on the scaffold, Wrong forever on the throne— Yet that scaffold sways the future, and, behind the dim unknown, Standeth God within the shadow, keeping watch above his own.

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James Russell Lowell

1819-02-22 — 1891-08-12 · Cambridge

James Russell Lowell was an American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is remembered for his satirical and patriotic poetry, as well as for his significant contributions to literary criticism and abolitionist activism.