Comayagua (kō-mä-yä'gwä)

The capital of the where he supported himself by teaching. In 1642 he went to Sweden, where, at the invitation of the chancellor Axel Oxenstjerna, he prepared a plan for the improvement of the educational system of the country. He was elected the Moravian Church at Li a, department of Comayagua, Honduras, situated on the river Humaya in lat. 14° 28′ N., long. 87° 39′ W. It was the capital of Honduras until 1880. Population, about 5,000. In colonial times it had 18,000 where, with an interruption of four years spent at Sáros inhabitants, but it was burned in 1827, and has never fully recovered. Combaconum. See Kumbhakonam . Combe (kom), Andrew. Born at Edinburgh, Oct. 27, 1797: died at Edinburgh, Aug. 9, 1847. A Scottish physician and writer on physiology and phrenology. He founded, with his brother George Combe and others, the "Phrenological Magazine" (1823), of which he remained proprietor until 1837. Patak, Hungary, he remained until 1657, when Li a was pillaged and burned by the Poles. He subsequently settled at Amsterdam. Among his works are "Janua linguarum reserata," "Orbis pictus," and "Didactic a magna seu omnes omnia docendi artificium." Comical Gallant, The, or the Amours of Sir John Falstaff. An alteration of "The Merry Wives of Windsor" by John Dennis, played in 1702. Combe, George. Born at Edinburgh, Oct. 21, Aug. 14, 1858. A Scottish phrenologist: chief work "An E ay on the Constitution of Man" (1828). died Moor Park, Farnham, England, comedy comedy by Cibber, ber, produced and Combe, William. Born at Bristol, England, 1741: died at Lambeth, June 19, 1823. An English writer, author of "Dr. Syntax." He was the godson (or natural son) of a London alderman; was educated at Eton and Oxford (where, however, he did not take a degree); entered the law; led for some time the life of an adventurer, being succe ively a soldier, a waiter, a lieutenant, and a cook; and for the last 43 years of his life resided within the rules of the King's Bench including "The Diaboliad, a poem dedicated to the worst debtors' prison. He published a large number of works, man (Simon, Lord Irnham) in His Majesty's Dominions" (1776), "The Devil upon Two Sticks in England" (1790), "The Tour of Dr. Syntax in search of the Picturesque' (a poem first published in the "Poetical Magazine," and republished 1812), etc. Comber back, Silas Tomkyns. The name under which Cole ridge enlisted in the 15th Dra IMG:content-0312.png:[blocks in formation] Comical Lovers, The, or Marriage à la printed in 1707. It is made from the comic scenes of Dryden's "Secret Love" and "Marriage à la Mode." Comical Revenge, The, or Love in a Tub. A comedy by Sir George Ether edge, produced in 1664. It was published in the same year. Comines, or Com mines (ko-men'). A town on the Lys 10 miles north of Lille, situated partly in the department of Nord, France, and partly in West Flanders, Belgium. Population (1891), 7,422. Comines, or Com mines, or Comynes, Philippe de. Born at Comines, near Lille, France (or at Renescure, near Hazebrouck), about 1445: died at Argent on, Deux-Sèvres, France, Oct. 18, 1511. A noted French statesman and historian. He entered the service of Charles the Bold, and then went over to Louis XI., in whose household he rose to the dignity of confidant and counselor. In 1486 he was arrested for political reasons and imprisoned for over two years. At the command of Charles VIII. he was arrested again later on, and exiled for ten years. After serving his time, he returned to court only to fall into disgrace. Finally he retired into private life and wrote his "Mémoires." The "Cronique et hystoire faicte et composée par me ire Philippe de Comines" (Paris, 1524) was written from 1488 to 1493. It deals with the history of France between 1464, IMG:content-0313.png:[blocks in formation] when Comines came to the court of Charles the Bold, Comnena, Anna. See Anna Comnena. and 1483, the date of the death of Louis XI. The sequel, "Croniques du roy Charles huytiesme" (Paris, 1528), was written later than 1497, and contains notes on the wars waged by Charles VIII. between 1494 and 1498. Complete editions have been made by Denis Sauvage (1552), Godefroy (1649), Lenglet-Dufresnoy (1747), Mademoiselle Dupont (1840-47), and R. Chantelauze (1881). Comitan (kō-me-tän'), or Comitlan lana town in the state of Chiapas, southern Mexico, in lat. 16° 5' N., long. 92° 25′ W. Population (1889), 7,000. Comité des Études du Haut Congo. See In ternational African A ociation . Comitium (kō-mish'ium). [L., 'place of a em bly.'] A paved area in ancient Rome, between the northeastern side of the Forum Romanum and the Curia, where the Comitia Curiata, or a embly of the patricians, met, and where the most important legal cases were tried. It was surrounded with a barrier by Tullus Hostilius. On the Comitium stood the original rostra , or official speakers' platform, and close to it was the græcost as is , the platform provided for foreign envoys. Comma gene (kom-a-jē'ně). [Gr. Κομμαγηνή.] In ancient geography, district in northern Syria, between the Euphrates on the east and Cilicia on the west. It was at one time tributary to the A yrian empire, and was an independent kingdom from 65 B. C.-17 A. D. It is called Kummuh in the A yrian cuneiform inscriptions. IMG:content-0314.png:[blocks in formation] Commendation of Our Lady. A ballade once attributed to Chaucer, but erroneously. It is not written in ballade form. Tyrwhitt thinks there is evidence that Lydgate may have written it. Commentaries, Cæsar's. See Cæsar , Julius. Com mercy (ko-mer-se'). A town in the department of Meuse, France, situated on the Meuse 20 miles east of Bar-le-Duc. It has a castle. Population (1891), commune, 7,483. Commi ary (kom'i-sa-ri), The. A comedy by Foote, produced in 1765. Committee (ko-mit'e), The. A comedy by Sir R. Howard, printed in 1665. Evelyn saw it played in 1662. It was revised by T. Knight and produced as "The Honest Thieves" in 1797. Commode (ko-mōd'). A play by Thomas Corneille, played for Louis XIV. at the Louvre in 1659. Commodian. See Com modi an us . Com modi an us (ko-mō-di-a'nus). A Christian poet of the first half of the 3d century. Two poems by him are extant, "Instruct i ones LXXX adversus gentium deos," and "Carmen A polo get i cum," a defense of Christianity. Commodus (kom'ō-dus), Lucius Ælius Aurelius (also Marcus Ant on in us). Born at Lanuvium, Italy, Aug. 31, 161 A. D.: killed at Rome, Dec. 31, 192. Emperor of Rome 180192, son of Marcus Aurelius whom he succeeded. He bought peace of the Germans at the price of a tribute, and, intrusting the direction of the government to favorites (Perennis, Clean der, Lætus, and Eclectus), abandoned himself to di ipation and cruelty. He men who eminence is said to have appeared as a gladiator in the amphitheater over seven hundred times against defensele opponents, and to death his to rice under is father id to have claimed divine honors, appearing in public as Hercules and demanding to be worshiped as such. He was strangled by the athlete Narci us, who was intro duced into his sleeping-apartment by conspirators, chief of whom was the emperor's mistre , Marcia. Common (kom'on), Dol. In Ben Jonson's comedy "The Alchemist," the mistre of Subtle. Common Sense. A pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published in Philadelphia Jan. 1, 1776. It advo cated entire separation from England, and its arguments fell in with the prevailing current of feeling, and swept waverers along with it. It is described by Washington as "working a powerful change in the minds of many men" (Works, III. 276). Commonwealth of England, The. The designation applied officially to the form of government existing in England from the abolition of the monarchy in Feb., 1649, after the execution of Charles I., till the establishment of the protectorate under Cromwell in Dec., 1653, but often loosely used of the whole interval from the death of Charles I. to the restoration of Charles II. in May, 1660. During the former period, or that of the real commonwealth, the government was vested in a Council of State, composed of members of the House of Commons, and the House of Lords was abolished. Communes, Seven. See Sette Comuni . Communes, Thirteen. See Tredici Comuni . Comnenus (kom-nē'nus), House of (The Comneni). [MGr. Κόμνηνος.] An illustrious Byzantine family, probably of Italian origin, which acquired historical importance in the 10th century, and from which descended six emperors of the East, all the emperors of Trebizond, and many statesmen, generals, and authors. See Alexius I., Alexius II., Andronicus I., Isaac I., Manuel I. , and Anna Comnena . Comus Complaint of Venus, The. A poem by Chaucer, translated by him late in life from the French of Graunson. It is made up of three independent ballades: the title was given by the copyists as a counterpart to the "Complaint of Mars," to which it is appended. Complaint to his Purse. A poem by Chaucer, attributed to Occleve. It was printed before the 1532 edition. Complaint to Pity. A poem by Chaucer, printed before 1532, and probably written about 1367. Skeat . front has round-arched doors, a fine rose, delicate sculpture, and rich pinnacles. The Renai ance north doorway is notable. The nave is Pointed, with good vaulting; the circular choir is cla ical. There are many beautiful frescos, by Quini and Ferrari. It was the birthplace of the elder Pliny, the younger Pliny, and Volta. Population (1891), 35,000. 2. A province in Lombardy, Italy, bordering on Switzerland. Area, 1,091 square miles. Population (1891), 555,682. Como, Lake of, It. Lago di Como (lä'go de kōmō), F. Lac de Côme (läk dė kōm), G. Comer see (kō'mer-zā). A lake of northern Italy, near the Swi border: the Roman Lacus Larius. It is traversed by the river Adda, and is famous for its beauty. It is surrounded by mountains, and its shores are bordered with villas. At Bellaggio it is divided into the Lake of Como (proper) and the Lake of Lecco. Length, 30 miles. Greatest width, 21⁄2 miles. Depth, 1,330 feet, Com on fort (kō-mon-fort'), Ignacio. Born at Puebla, March 12, 1812: died near Guanajuato, Nov. 13, 1863. A Mexican soldier and statesman. He joined the revolt against Santa Anna, April, 1854; was secretary of war under Alvarez, Oct., 1855, and on the retirement of that leader became acting presi dent; under the constitution of Feb., 1857, was elected constitutional president, a uming office Dec. 1, 1857. As acting president he crushed a series of revolts led by the church and conservative parties. Soon after his regular election he tacitly encouraged the project of a dictatorship; was deposed after hard fighting, and fled the coun try in Feb., 1858. He returned in 1862, took a prominent part against the French invasion, and was killed by irreg ular troops or bandits. Com or in (kom'o-rin), Cape. The southern extremity of peninsular India, situated in lat. 8° 5' N., long. 77° 30′ E. Comorn. See Komorn . Comoro (kom'o-rō) Islands, or Comores. A group of small islands in the Mozambique Channel, in lat. 11°-13° S., long. 43°-45° E. The chief islands are Great Comoro, Anjuan (Johanna), Mohilla, and Mayotte (the last a French po e ion). All the isl ands were taken under French protection in 1886. The population is partly Arab, partly Malagasy. Population, about 60,000. Compagnia dell a Calza (kom-pän-yē'ä del'lä käl'tsä). [It., 'Company of the Stocking': so named from a particular stocking which the members wore.) A society which existed in Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, for the production of public and private entertainments, as games, feasts, and theatrical representations. In the course of time this society became divided into different fraternities, as the Compagnia dei Floridi, Sempiterni, etc., each of which was governed by particular laws and officers, and the members dist in guished by a certain habit. Dunlop , Hist. Prose Fiction,