John Davies of Hereford

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John Davies of Hereford (c. 1565, Hereford, England—July 1618, London) was a writing-master and an Anglo-Welsh poet. He is usually known as John Davies of Hereford in order to distinguish him from others of the same name.

Hereford was at that time a Welsh-speaking area, even though officially in England. Davies wrote very copiously and rather tediously on theological and philosophical themes. He also wrote many epigrams on his contemporaries which have some historical interest. Davies's works include:

Mirum in Modum, a Glimpse of God's Glory and the Soul's Shape (1602)
Microcosmos (1603)
Humours Heav's on Earth (1605)
The Scourge of Folly (1610)
The Picture of a Happy Man (1612)
Wit's Bedlam (1617)

This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.