Matthew Morgan (1652-1703), A Poem to the King upon Conclusion of the Peace (1698). EEBO Editions, 2010. Courtesy Amazon.com.
Rev. Matthew Morgan (1652-1703) was an English poet, cleric, and translator.
Life[]
Morgan was born in the parish of St. Nicholas in Bristol, of which city his father, Edward Morgan, was alderman and mayor.[1]
He entered as a commoner at St. John's College, Oxford, in 1667, under John Rainstrop, earning a B.A. 18 May 1671, an M.A. 9 July 1674, and a B.C.L. and D.C.L. 7 July 1685.[1]
In 1684 he was associated with a translation of Plutarch's 'Morals,' to the 1st volume of which he also contributed the preface. Some reflections therein upon 'Ashmole's rarities' displeased Dr. Robert Plot, who carried his complaint to Dr. Lloyd, the vice-chancellor. Morgan was threatened with expulsion, but he disowned his work, the responsibility for which was assumed by John Gellebrand, the bookseller.[1]
He was presented in 1688 to the vicarage of Congresbury, Somerset, but forfeited it owing to his failure to read the articles within the stipulated time. He was vicar of Wear from 1693 till his death.[1]
Writing[]
Besides his work on Plutarch Morgan contributed the life of Atticus to a translation of the Lives of Illustrious Men, 1684, and the life of Augustus to a translation of Suetonius, 1692. He also wrote: An Elegy on Robert Boyle, 1691; A Poem upon the Late Victory over the French Fleet at Sea, 1692; A Poem to the Queen upon the King's Victory in Ireland and his Voyage to Holland, 1692; Eugenia; or, An elegy upon the Death of the Honourable Madam——, 1694.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- A Poem to the Queen: Upon the King's victory in Ireland. Oxford, UK: Leonard Lichfield, for John Wilmot, 1691.
- An Elegy on the Eeath of the Honourable Robert Boyle. Oxford, UK: Leonard Lichfield, for Chr. Coningsby, 1692.
- A Poem upon the Late Victory over the French Fleet at Sea. London: Booksellers of London & Westminster, 1692.
- Eugenia; or, An elegy upon the death of the Honourable Madam —. Oxford, UK: Leonard Lichfield, 1694.
- A Poem to the King upon the Conclusion of Peace. London: E. Whitlock, 1698.
Translated[]
- Plutarch, Plutarch's Morals (translated with others). London : Printed for John Gellibrand, 1684, 1694.
- Suetonius, The Life of Augustus Caesar: Done into English. 1692.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[2]
See also[]
References[]
Thorn-Drury, George (1894) "Morgan, Matthew" in Lee, Sidney Dictionary of National Biography 39 London: Smith, Elder, p. 23. Wikisource, Web, Aug. 25, 2016.
Notes[]
External links[]
- Poems
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain, the Dictionary of National Biography (edited by Leslie Stephen). London: Smith, Elder, 1885-1900. Original article is at: Morgan, Matthew
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