If some grave sire appears, amid the strife, In morals stri… - Christopher Pitt

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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.

Christopher Pitt

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

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To all, proportioned terms he must dispense, And make the sound a picture of the sense.

Be sure from nature never to depart; To copy nature is the task of art. The noblest poets own her sovereign sway, And ever follow where she leads the way.

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.

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