Samuel Rogers

Samuel Rogers (1763-1855) was an English poet, born in London, son of a banker, bred to banking, and all his life a banker - took to literature, produced a succession of poems: "The Pleasures of Memory" in 1792, "Human Life" in 1819, and "Italy," the chief, in 1822. He was a good conversationalist, and told lots of good stories, of which his "Table-Talk," published in 1856, is full. He issued at great expense a fine edition of "Italy" and early poems, which were illustrated by Turner and Stothard, and are much prized for the illustrations.

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