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    Tone, By Richard Lovelace

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    same subject but with very different tones. The way I received each poem was very different. The first, by Richard Lovelace titled “To Lucasta” had a passionate tone while the second poem by Wilfred Owen titled “Dulce et Decorum Est” had a cynical tone. The tones of these poems were created using similar literary devices but their results were very different. While short, Richard Lovelace says much through the tone in his 17th century poem “To Lucasta.” At first glance the poem seems very organized

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    Lovelace was born in 1618, his birth place is unknown, but suspected to be either Woolwich, Kent or Holland. He was born into a wealthy family that owned a considerable amount of Kent. His father, Sir William Lovelace, was a wealthy Kentish Knight. He was a soldier and died during the Spain and Holland war in the Siege of Groenlo a few days before the town fell. When his father died, Lovelace was only 9 years old. His mother Anne Barne Lovelace was a prominent merchant and public official from

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    brainquotes.com). Born the sibling of four brother and three sisters, Richard Lovelace a poet of the 17th century. Born with wealth and accomplish in many things. Richard was the eldest son of Sir Williams and Anne Barnes Lovelace. Richard was a Cavalier poet and a Metaphysical poet. Richard father held a big position in the military. Richard was a great poet and had a wonderful and highly family. Richard Lovelace studied as for high school was good. Richard attended Dawson high school

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    Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815 in London. She was the only legitimate child of the poet Lord Byron. Her parents separated only weeks after she was born, and her father left London a few months later, as their marriage was not a happy one. She would never see her father again, as he would die in Greece when she was 8. Her mother hired tutors to teach her math and science, unusual for women at the time, because she thought that if her daughter was engaged in rigorous subjects, she might

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    Early Life Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th, 1815 to romantic poet, Lord Byron and Anne Isabelle (nicknamed Annabella) Milbanke. Her parents separated only months after Ada was born. Ada was a very sick child. Around age eight, she suffered headaches so intense they affected her vision. At age 13, she contracted a case of measles, causing her to be paralyzed, confined to bed for a whole year. She did recover, though she had to walk on crutches. Despite being very ill, Ada got an excellent education

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    Augusta Ada King-Noel was a profound writer, mathematician, and computer programmer. "That brain of mine is something more than merely mortal, as time will show (BrainyQuote, Ada Lovelace quotes) ". Ada was a writer,as her father was. She was often called The Countess of Lovelace or the Enchantress of Numbers. Ada Lovelace was born December 10, 1815, Daughter of Lord George Gordon Byron and Lady Anne Isabella Noel Byron. Lord Byron thought that he would have a baby boy, but was upset that he now

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    August Ada Byron, Countess of Lovelace was born in London, England on December 10, 1815. Her parents Romantic poet Lord Bryon and Anne Isabelle Milkbanke, had a short marriage and separated a month after Ada was born. She never met her father, because he left England forever four months after they separated. He then died in Greece in 1823. Ada’s life was struggle between emotion and reason, poetics and mathematics, and her health. Lady Bryon had Ada receive tutoring in mathematics and music so that

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    Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace, was born in London on December 10, 1815. Her given name was, Augusta Ada Byron. She was the only legitimate child of poet, Lord George Gordon Byron. Ada’s mother was, Lady Anne Isabella Milbanke Byron. Her parents had a rocky marriage and separated shortly after she was born. Her father moved away a few months later and Ada never saw him again. He died in Greece. Ada was only 8 years old. Ada suffered many illnesses throughout her life and in 1829 became paralyzed from

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    Ada Lovelace is one of the most important scientific minds to ever exist. She was a mathematician, scientist, inventor, and dreamer, Lovelace’s contributions to the World are not to be diminished. Often regarded as the first computer programmer, Ada’s ideas live on in this digital age. Ada Lovelace has secured her position as an influential person in world history through her forward thinking, extensive notes, and her algorithm Ada Lovelace was born on December 10th, 1815 in London, England(Ada

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    Ada Lovelace, in full Ada King, countess of Lovelace, original name Augusta Ada Byron, Lady Byron (born December 10, 1815, Piccadilly Terrace, Middlesex [now in London], England—died November 27, 1852, Marylebone, London), English mathematician, an associate of Charles Babbage, for whose prototype of a digital computer she created a program. She has been called the first computer programmer. Lovelace was the daughter of famed poet Lord Byron and Annabella Milbanke Byron, who legally separated two

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