Charles Morris

British poet, born 1745

Charles Morris (1739–1832).

Quotes edit

  • Solid men of Boston, banish long potations!
    Solid men of Boston, make no long orations!
    • Pitt and Dundas's Return to London from Wimbledon, "American Song", from Lyra Urbanica. Compare: "Solid men of Boston, make no long orations! Solid men of Boston, banish strong potations!", "Billy Pitt and the Farmer", from Debrett’s Asylum for Fugitive Pieces, vol. ii. p. 250.