Whoso list to hunt is a fourteen line poem which follows a strict rhythmic pattern of “abba abba cddc ee”‚ has an iambic pentameter and therefore is known as a sonnet. It is not just any type of sonnet‚ but actually a Petrarchan sonnet. The sonnet is constructed by an octave‚ which are two quatrains combined then a sestet following after that. It was one of the thirty sonnets written by Sir Thomas Wyatt‚ and was believed to be written for Anne Boleyn‚ the second wife of King Henry VIII and the woman
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Younger Who? William Pitt was born at Hayes‚ Kent on 28th May 1759. William Pitt died on 16th January‚ 1806. He suffered from poor health and was educated at home. His father‚ William Pitt‚ Earl of Chatham‚ was the former M.P. for Old Sarum and one of the most important politicians of the period. The Earl of Chatham was determined that his son would eventually become a member of the House of Commons and at an early age William was given lessons on how to become an effective orator. Died in debt
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Robert Boyle (16271691) was born at Lismore Castle‚ Munster‚ Ireland‚ the fourteenth child of the Earl of Cork. As a young man of means‚ he was tutored at home and on the Continent. He spent the later years of the English Civil Wars at Oxford‚ reading and experimenting with his assistants and colleagues. This groupwas committed to the New Philosophy‚ which valued observation and experiment at least as much as logical thinking in formulating accurate scientific understanding. At the time of the restoration
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Diana was the third daughter born to Edward John Spencer and his wife Frances Ruth Burke Roche in July 1‚ 1961. The family has a long history of close ties with the royal family. The death of her paternal grandfather gave her father became the 8th Earl of Spencer. Her father’s title gained Diana the title of “Lady”. She lived grew up as a part of a very privileged family. Diana attended school in Kent at West Heath and spent a brief period at a finishing school in Switzerland. She did
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"We are hardly ever grateful for a fine clock or watch when it goes right‚ and we pay attention to it only when it falters‚ for then we are caught by surprise. It ought to be the other way about." - Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield‚ 4th Earl Born and raised in Detroit since 1992‚ I have grown to see the many changes that has occurred since my return from living in Kalamazoo. The schools I attended have been abandoned or demolished‚ leaving only memories and rubble. The local playgrounds
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Thomas Douglas‚ the fifth Earl of Selkirk‚ an educated Scotsman and philanthropist who used his position and his power. The Selkirk Settlement came true. At his own expense‚ Selkirk took the settle of many poor people of the British Isles in North America. His ideas that a migration of the poor could be beneficial for his new colony and would help him resolve the problem in strengthening the fur trade Empire. Selkirk established a small and successful settlement in Prince Edward Island as well in
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responded with ‘of course’ and Charles with ‘whatever love is’ which much later in time would be reflected back on revealing a more accurate image of what the marriage truly entailed (Reynolds‚ 2011). Diana was born into wealth and royalty with her father Earl Spencer who was a personal aide to King George VI and to Queen Elizabeth II‚ and the godson of Queen Mary. (Lewis‚ 2013) After Diana’s parents divorced in 1964 her father gained guardianship of the children and her mother somewhat disconnected herself
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the throne for Edward IV. On 14 April 1471 near Barnet‚ then a small town north of London‚ Edward led the Yorkists in a fight against the Lancastrians‚ which backed Henry VI for the throne. In charge of the Lancastrian army was Richard Neville‚ 16th Earl of Warwick‚ who played a serious role in the fate of each king. Historians regard the battle as one of the most important clashes in the Wars of the Roses‚ since it brought about a close turn in the fortunes of the two sides. Edward’s victory was followed
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Boswell‚ who reported this comment in his Life of Johnson‚ does not provide context for the quote‚ and it has therefore been argued that Johnson was in fact attacking the false use of the term "patriotism" by contemporaries such as John Stuart‚ 3rd Earl of Bute (the patriot-minister) and his supporters; Johnson spoke elsewhere in favor of what he considered "true" patriotism. However‚ there is no direct evidence to contradict the widely-held belief that Johnson’s famous remark was a criticism of patriotism
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How far was the success of Henry Tudor in replacing Richard III as king due to the events on the battlefield at Bosworth Clearly the death of Richard at the battle of Bosworth in 1485 was the final contributing factor to his demise‚ but it had certainly been brought about by Henry Tudor’s efforts and was undoubtedly not an event of simply sheer fortune for Tudor. It is the act of Richard breaking rank in a seemingly desperate final drive for victory that many site as the reason for the succession
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