The New Student's Reference Work/Morris, Sir Lewis

Morris, Sir Lewis, an English poet of Welsh origin, who was knighted in 1895 for his verse, was born in 1832 at Carmarthen, Wales, studied at Oxford, and practiced law until 1881, when he was appointed secretary of the University of Wales. His first poems, Songs of Two Worlds, published under the name of A New Writer, were very popular, passing through several editions. His Epic of Hades appeared in 1876, and since then, Gwen, a Drama; The Ode of Life; Gycia, a Drama; Songs Unsung; A Vision of Saints; Songs without Notes; and Idylls and Lyrics, all of which have been popular. He had a felicitous literary style, pure and elevated in tone. His later writings include Harvest Tide and The New Rambler. He died in London on Nov. 12, 1907.