British author Thomas Hughes referred to Lowell as one of the most important writers in the United States: "Greece had her Aristophanes; Rome her Juvenal; Spain has had her Cervantes; France her Rabelais, her Molière, her Voltaire; Germany her Jean Paul, her Heine; England her Swift, her Thackeray; and America has her Lowell."
Den brittiske författaren Thomas Hughes menade att Lowell var en av USA:s viktigaste författare: "Grekland hade sin Aristofanes; Rom sin Juvenal; Spanien hade sin Cervantes; Frankrike sin Rabelais, sin Molière, sin Voltaire; Tyskland sin Jean Paul, sin Heine; England sin Swift, sin Thackeray; och Amerika har sin Lowell."