Author : Samuel Rogers
Release : 2017-11-29
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 000/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers by : Samuel Rogers

Download or read book Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers written by Samuel Rogers. This book was released on 2017-11-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Recollections of the Table-Talk of Samuel Rogers: To Which Is Added Porsoniana The taste of Mr. Rogers had been cultivated to the utmost refinement; and, till the failure of his mental powers a short time previous to his death, he retained that love of the beautiful which was in him a passion when more than ninety, and a prisoner to his chair, he still delighted to watch the changing colours of the even ing sky, -to repeat passages of his favourite poets, or to dwell on the merits of the great painters whose works adorned his walla - By slow decay, and without any suffering, he died in St. James's Place, 18th December. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.