 | The poetical works of Samuel Rogers |  |
In vain, alas, a village-friend invites
To simple comforts and domestic rites,
When the gay months of Carnival resume
Their annual round of glitter and perfume;
When London hails thee to its splendid mart,
Its hives of sweets and cabinets of art;
And, lo, majestic as thy manly song,
Flows the full tide of human life along.
To simple comforts and domestic rites,
When the gay months of Carnival resume
Their annual round of glitter and perfume;
When London hails thee to its splendid mart,
Its hives of sweets and cabinets of art;
And, lo, majestic as thy manly song,
Flows the full tide of human life along.
| The poetical works of Samuel Rogers | |