Read the poem: “A Misconception”

by James Russell Lowell

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American Literature – American Poetry – James Russell Lowell
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B, taught by Pope to do his good by stealth,
‘Twixt participle and noun no difference feeling,
In office placed to serve the Commonwealth,
Does himself all the good he can by stealing.

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American Literature – American Poetry – James Russell Lowell

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