Flores (flo'rēz)

In "The Beggar's Bush," by "Beggar's Bush.' Fletcher and others, the son of the King of the Beggars. He becomes a rich merchant at Bruges. He appears also in "The Merchant of Bruges," an adaptation Flores (flores). The westernmost of the Azores Islands. Its port, Santa Cruz, is situated in lat. 39° 27′ N., long. 31° 9′ W. Flores, or Floris (flō'ris): native name of western part, Manger a i (män-ga-rä'e); of eastern part, Ende (en'da). One of the smaller islands of the East India Archipelago, lying south of Celebes and east of Sumbawa. There is a Dutch settlement, Larantuca, on the eastern coast. Area, about 6,000 square miles. Population (chiefly Malay), estimated, Flores (flō'rāz), Antonio. Born in Quito, 1833. An Ecuador i an statesman. He has been prominent in Congre , has held numerous important diplomatic posts, and as a soldier has taken part in various civil wars, generally on the side of good government. He was presi dent of Ecuador 1888-92. 250,000. ported Flores, and in 1865 Aguirre was forced to resign. Flores was made provisional governor, and in 1866 was elected president of Uruguay. He joined Brazil and the Argentine Republic in the war against Paraguay, taking personal command of his troops in the campaigns of 1865 and 1866. Flores Sea. That part of the ocean lying south of Celebes and north of the chain of islands from Flores to Timor inclusive. Florestan (flores-tan), Fernando. In Beethoven's opera " Fidelio,” the husband of Leonora. To save him she disguises herself as a boy, Fidelio. Florestine (flo-res-ten'). The goddaughter of Count Almaviva in Molière's comedy "La mère coupable." Florez (flo'reth), Enrique. Born at Valladolid, Spain, Feb. 14, 1701: died at Madrid, Aug. 20, 1773. A Spanish historian and antiquarian. His chief work is "España sagrada, teatro geográficohistórico de la iglesia de España" (1747-73). Florian (flor i-an), Saint. Born at Zeiselmauer, Lower Austria, about 190: martyred by drowning in the Enns near Lorch, 2:30. A Ger Flower, Roswell Petti bone 2. The principal character in Fletcher and Rowley's "Maid in the Mill." To disgust an unwelcome lover who decoys her to his house, she a umes the rôle of an abandoned woman. She is rescued, and her innocence is proved. 3. In Dryden's play "The Maiden Queen," a maid of honor and a saucy flirt. This was one of Nell Gwyn's best characters. See Celadon . Florinda (flo-rin dã). The principal female character in Sheil's tragedy "The Apostate." Florinda. In Spanish tradition, the daughter of Count Julian, the governor of Ceuta. See Ju lian . Florio (flo'ri-ō), John. Born at London about 1553: died at Fulham, near London, 1625. An English lexicographer and author, son of an Italian who settled in England. He published "First Fruits, etc." (dialogues in English and Italian, 1578), "Second Fruits, etc." (mainly dialogues, 1591), and an Italian-English dictionary called "A Worlde of Wordes" (1598), which was i ued again, revised and enlarged, under the title "Queen Anna's New World of Words" (1611). He also translated Montaigne's "E ays" (1603). Floripes: In the Charlemagne romances, the of Sir Fierabras, wife Guy, man martyr who became about 1183 the patron saint of Poland. His feast is celebrated Aug. 4. nephew of Charlemagne. Florian (flo-ryon'), Jean Pierre Claris de. Floris (flo'ris) (De Vriendt), Frans. Born at Flor i smart (flor'is-märt). One of Charlemagne's peers, the friend of Roland. Florizel (flor'i-zel). 1. The Prince of Bohemia, in love with Perdita, in Shakspere's "Winter's Tale." See Dorastus .-2. A nickname of George IV., from the fact that he a umed this name, when Prince of Wales, in his letters to Mrs. Robinson, an actre who had made a hit in the part of Perdita. Born at the Château de Florian, near Anduze, Antwerp about 1520: died at Antwerp, Oct. 1, Gard, France, March 6, 1755: died at Sceaux, 1570. A Flemish painter. near Paris, Sept. 13, 1794. A French romancer, dramatist, and fabulist. His works include "Fables" (1792), the romances "Galatée" (1783)," Numa Pompilius" (1786), etc. Florian's. A celebrated café in Venice. It is on the piazza of St. Marco, and is named from its founder, Floriano. It is about two hundred years old. It is now the rendezvous chiefly of strangers in Venice, but was formerly the headquarters of the most illustrious men of the city and of Italy. Florida (flor'i-da). [From Sp. Florida (pron. flo-re'dä), a name given to the country by Ponce de Leon because he discovered it on Easter day, called in Spanish Pascua florida or de flores , flowery Easter; or, as some say, on account of the profusion of flowers he saw ('flowery land').] The southeasternmost State of the United States, capital Tall a has see, bounded by Georgia and Alabama on the north, the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Florida Strait and the Gulf of Mexico on the south, and the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama on the west. It consists chiefly of a peninsula. The surface is generally level. The leading products are corn, cotton, timber, oranges, and other semi-tropical fruits. It has had a great recent develop ment as a winter health-resort. The State has 45 counties, sends 2 senators and 2 representatives to Congre , and has 4 electoral votes. It was discovered by Ponce de Leon in 1513; settled by Huguenots in 1562, and permanently settled by Spaniards at St. Augustine in 1565; and ceded to Great Britain in 1763, to Spain in 1783, and to the United States in 1819. The Americans took po e ion in 1821. It was the theater of the Seminole wars. The State was ad readmitted in 1868. Area, 58,680 square miles. Popumitted to the Union in 1845, seceded Jan. 10, 1861, and was lati on (1890), 391,422. Florida. The first of the commerce-destroyers built in England for the Confederate govern ment. She left Liverpool March 22, 1862, and received her armament at the Bahamas Aug. 7. Her battery consisted of 2 seven-inch and 6 six-inch guns. She ran the blockade into Mobile Sept. 4, 1862, and out Jan. 16, 1863. Brazil. On Oct. 7, 1864, in the harbor of Bahia, in viola Her cruising-ground extended from New York to Bahia, tion of the rights of neutrals and under the guns of a Bra tenango, Oct. 13, 1826. A Guatemalan politician. He was a liberal leader, president of the constituent a embly 1823, and vice-president under Juan Barrundia, Sept., 1824. By the imprisonment of Barrundia, Sept. 6, 1826, he became acting of Guatemala, but was soon after murdered by a mob of religious fanatics. Flores, Juan José. Born at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, July 19, 1800: died in Ecuador, 1864. A Spanish-American general and states man. He was elected the first president of Ecuador in 1830. In 1835 he was succeeded by Rocafuerte, but continued virtually to rule as commander of the army, and was reelected president in 1839 and again in 1843. In 1840 and 1841 he a isted the government of New Granada against the revolutionists, taking the field in Pasto; and he suppre ed many revolts in Ecuador during his different terms. In 1845 fresh revolts broke out, and, though the insurgents were beaten, General Flores found it prudent to resign. He left the country, and only returned in 1863 to take part in the war against the dictator Franco. After Franco's overthrow Flores accepted the office of vice president, and in 1864 commanded the army for the suppre ion of a rebellion incited by Franco. Flores, Venancio. Born in 1809: a a inated at Monte video, Feb. 19, 1868. An Uruguay an general and politician. He was a leader of the party called "Color ados" in the revolt against Oribe in 1853. He was elected president March, 1854; but Oribe commenced a counter-revolt Sept., 1855, and in the end both Oribe and Flores resigned their claims to prevent further war. Flores retired to Buenos Ayres, where he was an officer under Mitre. Returning in April, 1863, he led the Color ados in a revolt against President Berro and his succe or Aguirre. Brazil, having declared war against Aguirre, sup ship to the Kearsarge), commanded by Captain Napoleon Collins. She was taken to Hampton Roads, where she was afterward sunk by a collision. Florida-Blanca (flō-re Dä-blän'kä), Count of (José Moñino). Born at Murcia, Spain, 1729: statesman, premier 1777-92. died at Seville, Spain, Nov. 20, 1808. A Spanish Florida Keys (flor'i-dä kēz). A group of small islands and reefs south of Florida, extending in a crescent-shaped chain from near Cape Florida to the Dry Tortugas. They belong to Monroe and Dade counties, Florida. Florida Strait. A sea pa age separating Florida from Cuba and the Bahamas, and connecting the Gulf of Mexico with the Atlantic Ocean. It is traversed by the Gulf Stream. Florid i a (flō-re'de-ä). A town in the province of Syracuse, Sicily, 7 miles west of Syracuse. Population, about 10,000. Florimel (flor'i-mel). 1. In Spenser's "Faerie Queene," a chaste and "goodly" lady, representing the complete charm of womanhood. A counterfeit Florimel was made of snow, mixed with "fine mercury and virgin wax," by a witch. It was impo ible to tell the real from the false Florimel. The latter created much mischief till the enchantment was di olved and she melted Florizel, or Florisel, de Niquea. One of the supplemental parts of the romance "Amadis of Gaul," by Felicia no de Silva. Florizel is the son of Amadis of Greece and Niquea. Florizel and Perdita. A stage adaptation, by Garrick, of Shakspere's "Winter's Tale." It was produced Jan. 21, 1756. Garrick played Leontes. Florus (flō'rus). Lived at the beginning of the 2d century A. D. A Roman historian, author of an abridgment of Roman history to the time of August us ("Epitome de gest is Romanorum"), founded chiefly on Livy. He has been (incorrectly?) identified with the rhetorician and poet P. Annius Florus. Florus, surnamed Magister and Diaconus. Died about 860. A Roman Catholic theologian. He was head of the cathedral school at Lyons. He attacked Johannes Scotus Erigena in a work entitled "Adversus J. S. Erigente erroneas def in it i ones liber." Among his other works is a volume of miscellaneous poems entitled "Carmina varia." Florus, Ge ius. A Roman procurator of Judea. He was a native of Clazomenæ, and was appointed in 64 or 65 A. D. through the influence of his wife Cleopatra with the empre Poppæa. His rapacity and cruelty provoked the last rebellion of the Jews, which resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus in the year 70. Flotow (floto), Fried rich von. Born at Teutendorf, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany, April 26, 1812: died at Darmstadt, Germany, Jan. 23, 1883. A German composer of operas. His works include "A le andro Str a dell a" (1837: rewritten 1844), "Le Naufrage de la Méduse" (1839), "Martha, oder der Markt zu Richmond" (1847), "Indra" (1853), "L'Ombre" (1869: reproduced in London as "The Phantom"). Flourens (flö-ron'), Gustave. Born at Paris, Aug. 4, 1838: killed at Rueil, near Paris, April 3, 1871. A French social democrat and political writer, son of M. J. P. Flourens: a member of the Commune in 1871. Flourens, Léopold Émile. Born at Paris, April 27, 1841. A French politician, son of Marie Jean Pierre Flourens. He was director of public worship 1879-81 and 1882-85, and was minister of foreign affairs 1886-88 . Flourens, Marie Jean Pierre. Born at Maureilhan, Hérault, France, April 15, 1794: died at Montgeron, near Paris, Dec. 6, 1867. A celebrated French physiologist. He became profe or of comparative anatomy at the Royal Botanical Garden in Paris in 1830, and in 1832 at the museum. In 1833 he became perpetual secretary of the Academy of Sciences, and in 1840 was elected a member of the French Academy. His works include "Expériences sur le système nerveux (1825), "De la longévité" (1854), etc. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedlock, Death, and Marriage of Advocate Siebenkäs. A work by J. P. F. Richter, published 1796-97. Flower, Roswell Petti bone. Born at The res a, Jefferson County, N. Y., Aug. 7, 1835. An American politician. 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