Charles Morris was a British poet.
He was possibly born near Cork, Ireland, the son of Captain Thomas Morris, whose family was of Welsh extraction. Thomas Morris had served in the 17th Foot regiment, as had his father . In 1764 Morris gained an ensigncy in the regiment and was later promoted to captain whilst serving in America. After he returned to Ireland, he transferred to the Royal Irish Dragoons and His Majesty's Life Guards as he wanted to live in London.On 14 February 1785 Morris became punchmaker and bard of the Sublime Society of Beef Steaks, a famous society limited to 24 members. He performed after Club dinners at Covent Garden Theatre. Politically he was a Whig associated with Charles James Fox.On 8 February 1773 he married the widow of Sir William Stanhope , Anne Hussey Delaval . Wikipedia
“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.
