Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-24
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The interesting writer, In the Boston Atlas. whoss
sketches Of literary and in England much
quoted sivss the following secouns Of rare sight
SLOW seldom does hsppsn in this world Of ours. that
poetry and prosperity 20 hand IN hand-pcuury and pr-
W ON are generally aud proverbsly The Loo % hin
~ho dsrvs "a build the oy rhyme; indeed. has been
thought that opuience desruc,ivo 81 genus; and that
literary buisrhy. Horace wslpo, Whose reputation
only HE letter.. and whom from my very soul. Do.
sp e, chiefly Of bis hesr,ess treatment Of the
marvellous boy" Chaestoa, said suging birds should
Samuel Rogers is an exception 70 the slmost general
rule that authors shoud Do poor. Aud who has no.,
Of Memoryi" lie gifted Byroa wrs, with beauty
Of pefson; Ter from IT, he 10 the very opposite OF good
looking" IL II termed; bot he h richa very Crrsus
London Banker-he draw checks sliks the Bank
o England and the recsay of the MUSES.; and what
better ind each duly hoaored Tie hes exquisite usts
and Possesses abundanty the Of gratifying H. An
lays her tributes his feet and Genius his book and
call. For him Science labors. and his bidding Music
pours forth its meodous offerings. lie possesses the
gic taanan, MoSKY-which, like the slave Of the lamp
IN the Arabian tale fas oil his requirements, and
rounds him with ell that heart wish. Verify, wealth.
taste, aud refnc,nent confer hsppinsss mortss
Samuel Rogers must be satisfied man.
What magnificent room that library Of Rogsu
There psintngs from the hands Of the beet sncen
masters in gorgeous faes Portfolios Of the choicest aud
rarest prns-waier color drswinss by artist u
shy past and present specimen. Of sests
which would have thrown the proprietor vi Strawberry
Hill into very hu,ior al excitement. Buss some brown
with aud otbes in oil the brilliant modern whienc.s
OF Causra marbe-casty gsms and priceless intagos
Books curous in their old Tito nj board With
silver cssps and venerable lesiea Manuscript, so pre-
cious from time and In Of tho labor which had
been bestowcd them by gray monks, in solemn old
cells SINCE that thew shrined crystal
There was large piece Of Amber. In which fly en-
closed perfect and unmuhlaed leaving to wonder how
II got there. and achieved its transparent
Sidney Smith taken up said 'perhaps il buried I'M
Adams ear And there were Of xquisc foi aud
workmsnshiptelics from Pompe and from tar away Ind;
aud all tasteialy disposed that Museum effect Wi,
protuced nor did any object obtrude to de-
tract from the apparent value the impression produced
by another.
lar rs part oi the drspery concerned by the artist
Roubiac, belsveJ in the presence OF Mr. Rogers But
there are two objects in the which any
others, engroSsed my attention.; the the
wealth oi possosso and the other indicated
the Keen appreciation oi the value VI mind. These ar
eles were simply Two small pieces OF paper. in gold
frsmes.
One of them was n Bank Of England note foe one mil
lion pounds sterling, and the other the original receipt Of
John Milton for i've pounds 1.-The he received
copyright OF Paradise Lost from Simmonds the booksel
ler) The bank oi the only four which was
struck from plate which afterwards destroyed
The ROthsehds have impression; tho late Mr. Cous
had another; the Bank OF England the third and have
said Mr. Rogers decorates his parlor with the remaining
one. There II hangs, within any ones reacha fortune
for many but yaueess TO all excepting its No
would think OF stealing IL. for IL would be only go
much waste paper 1t could be negotiated without,
detection. and were destroyed by hrc, from lie peculiar
character no less would Mr.. Rogers. At his
word, however. IL might be transformed in golden
shower. He slone the magician who render it ALL
powerful for good or evil.
With far diercntycass Of feelings gaze upon the hand
writing OF
"The blind old man of London"
Unsigned the mighty man al his dwelling in Artil-
lery Walk Bunhi Fields Buryiny Ground debating
to his daughter, and sitting in his antique chair,
hist visions rose,
or gorgeous beauty, round The bsrds repose; SO quiet
y enduring the shire temper OF his wife, who
m ma he houa hatt h,ld