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''''Christopher Pitt''' (1699 &ndash; 13 April 1748) was an [[England|English]] [[poet]] and [[Translation|translator]].<ref>[http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?name=&search=as&desc=&grp=1054%3BLinguists+and+translators&lDate=&LinkID=mp64291 Christopher Pitt (1699-1748), Poet and translator<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/christopher_pitt_a001.htm Christopher Pitt Quotes and Quotations compiled by GIGA<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.artwarefineart.com/gallery/portrait-reverend-christopher-pitt-1699-1748] Portrait of Christopher Pitt </ref> His translations into English include [[Virgil]]'s ''[[Aeneid]]'' and ''Vida's Art of Poetry''. ==Life== Pitt was educated at [[Winchester College]], leaving in 1719 to study at [[New College, Oxford]]. He was also Rector of [[Pimperne]], near [[Blandford Forum]] in [[Dorsetshire]], a post given him by a relation, George Pitt. He held it for the rest of his life. ==Works== Pitt's translations of the ''Aeneid'' and ''Vida's Art of Poetry'' established his name, while his ''Imitations of Horace'' has been compared to that by [[Alexander Pope]]. In 1727 his ''Miscellaneous Poems'' were published. Highly praised by some in the 18th century, Pitt's Virgil translation dropped out of fashion thereafter. The last reprint was by [[John Ring (surgeon)|John Ring]] in 1820.<ref>{{cite ODNB|id=22327|title=Pitt, Christopher|first=Anna|last=Chahoud}}</ref> ==Legacy== Pitt died in 1748. On his tombstone at Blandford Forum is the inscription: <blockquote>In memory of CHR. PITT, Clerk, M. A. Very eminent for his talents in poetry, and yet more for the universal candor of his mind, and the primitive simplicity of his manners. He lived innocent, and died beloved Apr. 13. 1748. aged 48. [[File:Christopher Pitt Memorial, Blandford Church.JPG|thumb|Christopher Pitt Memorial, Blandford Church]] <ref>[https://books.google.com/books?pg=PR5&id=pQoUAAAAQAAJ&output=text#PPR5,M1 The poetical works of Christ. Pitt: of Christ. Pitt. With the life of the author. By Christopher Pitt. Contributor Martins] googlebooks, pages v and vi.</ref></blockquote> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{Wikiquote}} * [http://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/authors/pers00017.shtml Christopher Pitt] at the [http://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/ Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA)] *[http://mind.textdriven.com/db/browse.php?mode=1&filter=author.Name&fvalue=Pitt,%20Christopher%20(1699-1748) Metaphors from Christopher Pitt] *[http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/christopher_pitt_a001.htm Quotes from Christopher Pitt] * {{NPG name}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pitt, Christopher}} [[Category:1699 births]] [[Category:1748 deaths]] [[Category:Alumni of New College, Oxford]] [[Category:English male poets]] {{UK-poet-stub}}'