“A poet is before anything else, a person who is passionately in love with language,” W.H. Auden. Richard Lovelace was a prominent English poet with many renowned pieces including To Althea, From Prison, To Lucasta, and Going to Wars. Wether his works were inspired by other poets, politics, or great love he was and is still known to be one of the greats. Richard Lovelace was born into a wealthy family in 1618 in Woolwich. He was the eldest of four brothers and three sisters. His brother, Francis Lovelace, was a defender of Caermarthen in 1644 on the side of King Charles I. His father was Sir William Lovelace who was born into a traditional military family who owned a chunk of land in Kent. His father also inherited two manors from his father’s …show more content…
Lovelace more than willingly joined Lord Goring and worked his way up the ranks to become captain at the Bishop Wars. This was just the beginning to a long journey through his political trouble. In 1641 he led a group of men to destroy a petition that was greatly valued since nearly 15,000 people signed it. He took a great part in trying to suppress Scotts by presenting a Royalist petition to Parliament (this support of the Royalists eventually financially drained him) and was then imprisoned in Westminster Gatehouse for six weeks where he completed “To Althea, From Prison”. After he was released on bail under the circumstance that he did not get near the House of Commons without permission, he of course returned to his ways of supporting Royalists and fought at the battle of Dunkirk where he was captured and imprisoned once again. He also was a part of the political turmoil in 1648. After his last imprisonment sentence in 1649 the news was broken that the king was executed. His support for the Royalists was now a lost cause and despite his greatest efforts to support them he was financially drained by that support and he lived off of charity and died as a broke
Although remembered most for his poetry, as a writer he was also an art and literary
Johnny Lou was born to Franklin Lou, and Patricia Leo. At the age of two, his father left for a secret meeting with the Detroit Police Department in which he was murdered in a drive by shooting. After losing the love of her life, Patricia started to grow more and more depressed as she eventually started to take drugs such as methamphetamine and heroin. Eventually, Johnny, now six, was taken to his grandmother's house on an island called Giru (An island acquired by the United States in the year 1935) , as his mother was seen as unfit and unruly to be a mother after prostituting to pay for more drugs and baby food. But things were no better at his grandmother's house, in fact, things were much, much worse.
During Latimer's second year of studies, the Civil War broke out and Latimer left VMI to serve the Southern Confederacy. He first served as cadet drillmaster for the Richmond Hampden Artillery during the spring and summer of 1861. In the fall, he was commissioned as a first lieutenant and saw action with Maj. Gen. Richard S. Ewell's division in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1862. After distinguishing himself with his battery at such battles as First Winchester and Cedar Mountain, Latimer was promoted to command of the battalion that had previously belonged to A. R. Courtney. After commanding the battalion at Fredericksburg in December 1862, Latimer was promoted to major in March 1863. Ewell referred to him as the "Young Napoleon", but his
Nicholas Winton is probably a name unfamiliar to many unless you have kept track with the news the past few months. Sir Nicholas Winton was an unknown war hero until recent when he came out about it. He didn't want to be thought of as a hero so he never came out to the public to speak about it. He went through so much to save six hundred and sixty nine Jewish children to make sure they escaped to a safe place and found them homes safe away from the Nazi rule.
The early leader that I choose to write about for this paper is John Muir. John Muir was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. John Muir has been credited with a lot of great things that have benefited the parks and recreation movement. The contributions that he founded back then are still being felt around the world today. At first John Muir, has been credited as the found of the National Parks System.
Richard Lovelace studied as for high school was good. Richard attended Dawson high school and Crockett high school. He was born at Woolwich, England in 1618. He was a cavalier poet who fought on behalf of King during civil war. One of Richard brother Francis Lovelace was the second governor. Richard himself and his family was very known (www.poemhunter.com).
In a world that is currently dominated by computers, it’s hard to imagine what it was like before they were invented. Though computers only began having a major influence in the last 60 years, the idea for them was first conceived almost 200 years ago. This technology would not have been possible without the work of Ada Lovelace, who is considered one of the pioneers in the field of computer programming. She had a vision of the possible benefits and capabilities of a computing machine. Even though she would never see her vision become a reality, her legacy and work had a lasting impact on the future of technology. However, during her lifetime she experienced multiple setbacks in pursuing her education
Laffite had an interesting childhood, he was the son of a business store owner along with nine other older siblings. Laffite was born in 1790 Bayonne,France. He always had a strong liking or lusting for the sea. By the time Laffite was eight he was thinking about running away to become a pirate but, his older brother Pierre convinced him not to. But laffite never listened to his
Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23, 1868 in Garnett, Kansas. His parents were Emma Jershua Masters and Hardin Wallace Masters. He grew up in the western Illinois farmlands of Petersburg and Lewiston, where his grandparents had settled in the 1820s. He went to school in both Petersburg and Lewiston, but graduated from Lewiston High School. He spent a year at a college preparatory school hoping to gain admission to Knox College (Lewis; Primeau). Instead of continuing with college, Lewis claims that Masters, “spent a year in Galesburg writing poetry and reading everything he could get his hands on.” Masters’ father was concerned with his interest in literature and made him return home and work in his law office (Lewis).
On March 23, 1944 in Plainview, Texas a man named James H. Clark was born. He was going to make huge contributions the country when he grew up.
From 1919, Vyse worked single-handedly in his Cheyne Row studio. However, it soon became apparent to Vyse that he required a capable assistant to relieve him of minor studio chores. For instance, the making of secondary plaster moulds was a time-consuming process, which Vyse felt he could not spare. Bertha White (1900- nd.) came to him with a recommendation from his former Art School in Hanley where she had studied modelling. She was aged about nineteen when she joined Vyse at Cheyne Row.16 In her later life, as Mrs Bertha Boydell (nee White), she corresponded with the writer J V G Mallet. It is from her letters to Mallet that one learns that when she arrived at the Cheyne Row, Vyse had only just acquired a gas-fired kiln
Living in Dallas, Texas, James Dondero is a well-known Philanthropist and entrepreneur who dedicates much of his time to assisting those in need. After he had donated a large quantity of money to the Dallas Zoo, James Dondero was able to assist the zoo in rebuilding a Hippo habitat for the first time in two decades. This one million dollar donation spearheaded the entire 14 million dollar project into completion and now houses two Hippos.
Born in Oxford, England in February of 1606, William Davenant’s life was interesting from the moment of his birth. His mother was Jane Shepherd Davenant, but the identity of his true father was largely disputed (“Davenant, William” 73). Was his father John
He also participated in the Monmouth Rebellion in 1685, and escaped capture. He then proceeded to partake in trade in London as a hosiery agent, importing tobacco and wine and part owner and insurer of ships. He did business with the king at the time, William III. He was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1692 as he was underwriting marine insurance for the king. Even though he settled for the money he owed,
“Robert Herrick was born in Cheapside, London he was baptized on August 24, 1591. His family was old Leicestershire who lived in London. Herrick Father was Nicholas Herrick and mother is Juliana Stone. His parents had seven children together. Robert was the seventh child out three girls and two boys. Nicholas Herrick Robert father was a successful goldsmith. When Herrick was only a year and two months old his father committed suicide by jumping from their home in Goldsmith’s Row, London. When Robert was only a year and two months old his mother inherited $5,000 from his father’s estate. After his father’s death, his Uncle Sir William Herrick continues to raise him and his siblings until he was rightfully given his skills of life. As a young man Robert tried his share, at goldsmithing before starting his education (Jokinan <http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/herrick/herribio.htm>)