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…children in the next five years. Jane died when More was 33, leaving him with four young children during the height of his career as a lawyer. Despite his deep sorrow, he married again within one month for the sake of his children. He married the best woman he…

…in the battle in which Sir Isaac Brock was killed. After Laura found out that her husband was missing, she went to Queenston Heights to search among the dead and wounded. James was there with gunshot wounds to his knee and shoulder. After his wounds were dressed…

…not to run for re-election. In 1842 he married Mary Todd. They were noted as being a remarkable couple. He was tall, thin, and self-conscious, and she was average height, fashionably overweight, with radiant eyes, and a turned up nose. In 1850s, Lincoln…

…while all in the same vicinity. He raised his art in its ultimate features to the height of its beauty, restoring ancient mobility, and enriching it with all the graces and gifts which had rendered its glorious among the Greeks and Romans (Bellori, de…

…strikes images of a powerful leader. Responsible for bringing Rome to great heights, he is said to be the man who changed the course of history, accomplishing the impossible and helping to further the Roman Empire. His military skill and excellent political…

…a job helping to drive cattle to Virginia. In Virginia, he worked for farmers, wagoners and a hatmaker. After two and a half years, he returned home. Davy was now fifteen years old and approaching six feet in height. In those days a boy either worked for his…

…writers is lost to the world. The storys, characters, and places he wrote about will live forever. Dickens 1842 On January 3, 1842 Charles Dickens sailed from Liverpool on the steamship Britannia bound for America. Dickens was at the height of his…

…it would allow him to get by with a number of things that the U.S. would normally never allow. In conclusion, the presidency and political life of Don Pepe Figueres has been transformed into one rivaling the height of George Washington. However, the side…

…. It was reprinted in a number of magazines, and at once became extremely popular. The Raven is not by any means Poe's best poem. With The Raven, Poe reached the height of his fame. Poe was the originator of the American short story. There had been other short…

…of merchants. He also lived during a favorable time in world history, when the height of Venice’s influence harmonized with the greatest extent of Mongol conquest of Asia. Ruled by Kublai Khan, the Mongol Empire stretched all the way from China to Russia…