Huw Morys

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Huw Morys

Welsh poet

Also known as: Eos Ceiriog

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Also called:: Eos Ceiriog

Born:: 1622, Llangollen?, Denbighshire, Wales

Died:: August 1709, Llansilin, Denbighshire (aged 87)

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Huw Morys (born 1622, Llangollen?, Denbighshire, Wales—died August 1709, Llansilin, Denbighshire) was one of the finest Welsh poets of the 17th century. Morys wrote during the period when the strict bardic metres were in decline and the free metres of popular poetry were on the rise. He elevated this poetry to new dignity by skillful and sophisticated craftsmanship. Structurally complicated, his works are distinguished by internal rhyme and consonance. Many of his love poems were influenced by the Cavalier poets of England and were easily adapted to popular tunes. A Royalist and a supporter of the Church of England, Morys ...(100 of 119 words)

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