Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-06-12
SeierttoMo.
from The Pen and ink Sketches Of Popular Persons
and Places, published in the Boston ,iiis.
A LITERARY BREAKFAST Al SAMUEL
RDeEkS'S

or me al HE lh he had appointed. and We proceeded
together IN hack carriage 10 ~. James Place. Mr.
Rogers himself received us. and Us none Of ihe o,her
ved guests han arrived, had favorable opportunity Of
observing the venerable poet
had anticipated seeing what is termed PLAIN face,
hul had not pictured ,oy self tine unpueca Ro
gers's b. ons lines on A. III naiurtd aud nncaed for
they were, We're leas, picoray 10 natpre There
recently published III the Pictorial Times oI London
Illustrated News, orget which, sketch Of him, taken
al The National Gallery IN the act OF examining pant
ing, That likeness is cnfftc, IN every respect The sun
ken eye shryeled puse, tou,hless jaws, aud etraced
lips are 10 the life Rul though time has been busy with
the poets mortal part he has no, mierered with tha
jewel contains. That remains undlmmed; and although
1t emlls lever rays than ol yor lis capab'y OF doug
/ Is not destroyed.
The poet is oi middle stature, and unhowed by age
Indeed, his motions he is To common but express
sive figure, brisk as boy Nothing on earth Is
more delightful. think than cheerful, Intelligent old
man. A6d such Is Samuel Rogers He indeed, pos
scsses all ''he pleasures of memory aud has had the
rare good fortune 10 live and experience wha, he sung
about years and years ago Ills conversation was lively
and piquan, hui did exhibit any Of ihse sailies "i
VII wbeb are otlrn attributed 10 him IN the nowspa
pers under the head Of "Sam Rogsrss last" SC. To
toleridge's observations he WIS pnunndly altenye but
the great conversatohalls ut IN very talking In
nor, and was rather glad Ut It. as gave me better
opportunity III using my than should have hsu had
his words fallen my charmed ear, MI rogers recev
ed very kindly wi.hou, introduction for Coordge,
with his usual absence oi mind, rather utter disregard
all the minor oour.escs and usages of sociry neg ec-
ed 10 present Mr. Rogers until the latter looked very
bard qt me, and reminded Cqerdgc that be had com
panion.
What ! magnificent was tho library OF Rogers
There were paintings from the hands o the hest ancient
and mod,,n masters In ooyeous frames poohos of the
choicest and color drawings, by every
sr,is, Of erebry ot past and present mcsrnre spec.
mems al ,,y hich ouid have thrown the proprietor
If S,amb.r,y Hill mo A very nut,er Of excitement
.s.Ib. NIL i.a hTtle
lpnt modern Wilderness of Carrara marbo--cusy gems
ana pr,celess intaplius Books cnruus in their old lite
raj board crvers with silver clasps and venerable
letters Manuscripts so precious from time and IN con
seaunce Of the labor which had been bes,owe ed them
by o,ag monks IN tormn old cells ages SINCE thai they
were slrned IN crystal cases There large piece
Of Amber IN which was nv enclosed, perfect aud
mu,Iaed. leaving us to wonder how II got there and a
,akino IL nm ssd .pcrhnps u buz1ed In Adams ear"
And there were vases of exquisite form aud workman
shp-recs from Ponpe and from far away Ind and all
so tas,eluy disposed that Museum effect was pro
duced nor did any one object 81 obude itself To de
racl from the apparent value Of the impression produced
nv ano@bey
On nedes,,l was bust of pope modelled AT least
50 far as part of the drapery concerned by the ar
list fRoublIac believe in the presence Of Mr.. Rogers
But there were two objects IN the room which, than
anv others enerossed my attention. The represented
the enormous wealth Of possessor aud the other nd-
Gated his keen appreciation of tho value OF mind. These
articles were simply Two small pieces 81 paper. IN gold
frames One of them was a Bank Of Engl land note Tor
oue million hounds sterling md The other The original re-
cep, Of John Milton for five pounds the SUM he Tecelv
ed Tor The copy tpht of Paradise Lost from Slmnonds
the bookselle The bank Of the only i,uT
which were ever struck from a plate which was after
wards DESTROYED The Roihschilds have one Impressions
ia, late Mr. Coutts had another; the Bank OF Eng land
le ,h,rd and as have said Mr.. Rogers decores his
narlor with the remaining one. There It hangs, within
any ones reacl-a fortune TO many bu, vaueless 10 all
excepting the owner No one would think Of stealing H.
C IL would DC only rs So much waste paper. II never
could be nep,aied without detection and II des
tnyed by fire. from peculiar character loss would
ennre IA, Mr. Rooers At his word however. il might
be transformed lno golden shower lie. alone, Is the
magician no can render all powerful Tor good avi
Il u far different class of feelings pBzed upon the
handwriting Of
;.ihe blind old man of London"
imagined the mighty man al his dwelling in Artillery
Walk. near BunhilI Fields Bnry,nc Ground, debating 10
his daughter and sil,,ng 10 his antique chair,
OF gorgeous beauty, round the bard's repose;
"--l-----------Nh ils visions rose,
so quietly enduring the shrew lsh temper Of his wife, who
if report be rue srn,e times made house hot 10
hold him Yes. that very paper had been touched by
Nl,oo HIS own hand had traced those almost egbl,
characters On thai the paper had possessed the power
of one of Ich & Whipples daguerreoiype plates.
that we might have had The poets face stamped on its
surface
UOOK-AINSsSOK TII-CRUIK
Uoox was at this time beginning 10 break as ii is
called Ills hair had in great measure fallen of from
his tempIes and the short curly locks were ihicky
slcsked with prey-bui the brilliancy of his eye
undnmed and scarcely any OF lis fire quenched lie
was not however SO elastic IN his mov he had
been even about twelvenon,h before, when had