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The poetical works of Samuel Rogers

with a memoir by Edward Bell

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O come, and, rich in intellectual wealth,
Blend thought with exercise, with knowledge health;
Long, in this sheltered scene of lettered talk,
With sober step repeat the pensive walk;

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Nor scorn, when graver triflings fail to please,
The cheap amusements of a mind at ease;
Here every care in sweet oblivion cast,
And many an idle hour—not idly passed.