Christopher Pitt Quotes

English poet

Christopher Pitt (1699 – 13 April 1748) was an English poet and translator.

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The shrill echoes ring amidst the skies.

Thrice round her neck my eager arms I threw;
Thrice from my empty arms the phantom flew,
Swift as the wind, with momentary flight,
Swift as a fleeting vision of the night.

If some grave sire appears, amid the strife, In morals strict, and innocence of life, All stand attentive, while the sage controuls Their wrath, and calms the tempest of their souls.