, 1879-05-10

TG fhk EIlfnF nf 1hs 1FlbttHe.
RocKronp, ILL.,, AllY 8.-I have been study
Ing soma of the phases Of l,unan lLfc, as pre-
scented by one Of our English poets, which bus
made me wish to ktow something Of the fsfc
nnl character OF the n,aa who wrote with such
grace anl beauty, calling up sweet thoughts
mud all!ng the mind with pictures Of soft and
mellow lustrc. Bouts are only interesting as
tloy arc true to life, nnl the man Gnu only write
well that which he has felt in Ills own heart.
The authors t.nt VIC most loyo ore those who
have given to the world their hearts treasures,
pouring into their books the soul Of their aouls,
n, life of their life.
One wo1lld desire to know what thts life was
tn SAMUEL Rogers, who could write in such
fnultess, perfect way, got without passion or
jat!ioe, II calm, sweet beauty presiding orcr all
like tilr waves nf summer sua unruf!lea by
sturln. Ills years see1n to haye bcen As calm
ard 1ubrokcn IS the grace Of Ills poctrY; ior
more than llalf century he maintained his
was born at Nuwngtou Grren, IL village now In
cu.lel iu the suburbs of London, In the year
LUZ. fl!s boyfsh desire was to hocoma poet.
s by: II eD,sss SSs into not us fSs" xs "t to4 ' atsr
II careful private educatLo he entered as i'art-
ncr into hts fntl,crs banitin. housc: However,
In his eth ,car ho offered to the public thin
1uarto ol few passs, al, o1s s9 TO- 20 supS9ssti
the t'PlCasures Uf Memory" which won the nd
In!rAtlon 0f tic intellectual world and gave hin
n plncu In tho ltcrnture OF the day. Following
this wero scveTai p0ons nll!l iraEmcpts, n1td III
'.lfaly." descriptive poem. Tht last two
works arc conceded, belioYn, to be Ills best pro-
luctlonH.
The poet was an accomplished traveller md
worshper Of tho classic E1orlcs OF thu Dast,
unt In tho sketches Ut his "ltBlYh there arc de-
l!ehtful glu!uscs of ltalian llfe und s:eucry,
and old traditions TINT Charm Quo With tlctr
Quaantncse a,iti ro'nnnce. Tug plctnEos - h!s
"Hutnan Life carry one back To tho ptattIe of
ch!ltlh0od, through the years OF hops aud Joy
ousncxs mud IcaIl us ru look beyonl to the fru!-
lion Of llfe's sweetest dream, w,leu we take uo
thu reality, tlIat hencefurth vii br!ng to US
pleasure nr pain. His conception Of truo woin-
ablloou IL beautiful a1ld fur aboyc tho haekneyctl
tn!k tint we have nowadays about wolnan's
rights and wrongs.
His house tho entcrs, there 20 ba lleht,
4 guardlan angel Dor his ii!e presiding.
Doubling h!s litraaurc4 and hfs caEcs dividing.
ac1S saek en 3axs iosnf TT y ,s isnh
10 i,rcsldv happneas and honr. Of cnsc.
HEST VIII, that cl'nsn Tho certnlnty to please.
TO all his wlshcs nll h!s thoughts inclined;
Stillsnhject-eyee OIL the watch to borrow
Mlrth Ul Ills mirh. and EoErow Of his sorrow.
Nil ti,at Is Ear us,l bright In thu pust, but from
onr own lives come up fond thougfis, and We are
ready to cxeluitn with Ito author
HALT Men,nfy. haItt tn thy exhanst!eaa nina
From nIe 10 are unnumtsFrd tr4hAufes shine!
Thought anu tur siaduwy brond Thy call obuy,
And Pluco md Tilno arc subject to thy awny!
THY pleasures most we feel Whun most Alone;
Tie only PLEASURES w Gun call our own:
Lighter thnn air !iopa'a sn1nlreE .vls!nna de,
II hut u hcn1t:!g c1uth obscure tho skys
II hut bcnul nf sober 1lr4son plny,
In! FnncYa fairy ffDstwArk tnc!tH awnyl
Int ean thu wl1ea Of Art, tho Hrasp of Power,
Snatch tho rich relies Ut well.sucnt hoars
Tie roet WAS ouablea to cultivate Lis fayorlto
tastos lstl to enrich hts home with sotao Of tho
tlncst anil rarcst pictures, busts, booss, mud
gclns. Ills conversation was rich, ahounllng In
vii and interesting ptEsunaa ntrctnte. And 80
he seems to have ended caIul, lelcEtoNs life,
loved mud admired alike BY authors, osntors,
unll art!sts.
atu glad yuu hayo como back To us again,
France. Du not stay awuY 80 long agau. aul
pIease may. keep Tho kiss Rtvcn to "Sweet
Ellth''l I am afrad, II tlu nut establish my
cai1n 10 1t, Aunt ilelci,, Or Chat, of--or Forty
Years will tu rising up aill saying, 1t was Tor
inc; there Ia nu Edtth.n ETuaL.