Memoir of Francis Hodgson
Samuel Rogers to Francis Hodgson, 17 December 1827
My dear Sir,—Inclosed are the verses, such as they
are. They belong to the second part of a poem called ‘Italy,’ and it is but fair to tell you
that I think of publishing them in the Spring, as soon as
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the beginning of May, if not sooner. The first part I published some years ago.
With great esteem,
I remain yours most truly,
St. James’s Place, London: Dec. 17, 1827.
Samuel Rogers (1763-1855)
English poet, banker, and aesthete, author of the ever-popular
Pleasures of Memory (1792),
Columbus (1810),
Jaqueline (1814), and
Italy (1822-28).
Samuel Rogers (1763-1855)
Italy, a Poem. 2 vols (London: John Murray, 1823-1828). In 1828 the poem was revised and expanded into two parts; in 1830 it was elaborately
illustrated with engravings after paintings by J. M. W. Turner and Thomas Stothard.