Lo, thro’ her works gay nature grieves How brief she is and frail, As ever o’er the falling leaves Autumnal winds prevail. Yet still the philosophic mind Consolatory food can find, And hope her anchorage maintain: We never are deserted quite; ’Tis by succession of delight That love supports his reign.
Christopher Smart Quotes
Night, with all her negro train, Took possession of the plain; In an hearse she rode reclined, Drawn by screech-owls slow and blind: Close to her, with printless feet, Crept Stillness, in a winding sheet.
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| Birth: | 11th April, 1722 |
| Death: | 21st May, 1771 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet |
About
Christopher Smart was born in Shipbourne, England. He was an English poet. Smart's two most widely known works are A Song to David and Jubilate Agno, both at least partly written during his confinement in asylum. To his contemporaries, Smart was known mainly for his many contributions in the journals The Midwife and The Student, along with his famous Seaton Prize poems and his mock epic The Hilliad.
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