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Charles Morris (poet)
Charles Morris (1745 – 11 July 1838) was a British poet. He was possibly born near Metropolitan Cork, Cork, Ireland, the son of Captain Thomas Morris, whose family was of Welsh people, Welsh extraction. Thomas Morris had served in the 17th Foot regiment, as had his father (who commanded it under the John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession).Patrick Waddington, âMorris, Charles (1745–1838)€™, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, May 2011, accessed 20 July 2014. Morris senior is generally credited as being the author of the song, ''Kitty Crowder''. In 1764 Charles 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 Life Guards (United Kingdom), His Majesty's Life Guards as he wanted to live in London. On 14 February 1785 Morris became punch-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Morris By James Lonsdale
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was ''Churl, ÄŠearl'' or ''ÄŠeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinisation of names, Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as ''Carolus (other), Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
