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p. 41. Count Robert of Paris. A novel by Sir Walter Scott, published in 1831. The scene is laid in the 11th century, when Godfrey of Bouillon was before Constantinople at the head of the Crusaders. Count Robert was a French Crusader, one of the most famous and reckle of the period. Country Girl, The. 1. A comedy attributed ed in 1647. John to Antony Brewer, produced Leanerd reprinted it in 1677, under the title of IMG:content-0330.png:[ocr errors] teration of Wycherley's comedy Wife" by Garrick, who produced it in 1766. Country House, The. A comedy by Vanbrugh, produced in 1705. It was translated from the French of Dan court. Country La es, or The Custom of the Manor. A play by Charles Johnson, produced in 1715. It was partly taken from Fletcher and Mas singer's "Cus- tom of the Country," and Middle ton's "A Mad World, my Masters." John Philip Kemble used it in his "Farm House" (1789), and Kendrick in "The of the Manor." Country Party. In English history, a politi- cal party, in the reign of Charles II., which op- posed the court and sympathized with the nonconformists. It developed into the Peti- tioners, and later into the Whig party. Country Wife, The. A comedy by Wycherley, produced in 1673. It was taken from Molière's L'École des mar is" and "L'École des femmes" ("School for Husbands," "School for Wives"). Country Wit, The. A comedy by Crowne, pro- duced in 1675. The plot was partly from Mo- lière's "Le Sicilien." northeast of Perth. and in Sheridan's " dan's "Trip to Scar borough. h.” Courbet (kör-ba'), Gustave. Born at Ornans, Doubs, France, June 10, 1819: died at La Tour de Peilz, Vaud, Switzerland, Dec. 31, 1877. A celebrated French painter painter, chief of the realists. He studied theology at Besançon, but abandoned it for the study of art, which he pursued at Paris under Steuben and He e. He was especially influenced by the Flemish and Venetian masters. He became a member of the Com- mune in 1871, and directed the destruction of the column in the Place Vendôme. On the fall of the Commune he was Council of Five Hundred. In French his tory, during the government of the Directory (1795-99), an a embly of 500 members, form- ing the second branch of the legislative body, the first branch being the Council of Ancients. Council of Seville. See Casa de Contrat a cion . Council of State. [F. Conseil d'Etat .] In France, an advisory body existing from early times, but developed especially under Philip IV. (1285-1314) and his sons. It was often modi- fied, particularly in 1497, and in 1630 under Richelieu, and Courcelles (kör-sel'). A village of Lorraine, played an important part during the first empire. Under situated near Metz. For battle of Courcelles, imprisoned for six months, and in 1875 was condemned to pay the cost of reërecting the column. Courbevoie (kör-be-vwä'). A town in the de- part ment of Seine, France, situated on the Seine 14 miles northwest of the fortifications Court (kör), Antoine. Born at Villeneuve-deBerg, Ardèche, France, May 17, 1696: died at Lausanne, Switzerland, June 15, 1760. A French Protestant clergyman, the chief restorer of the Reformed Church in France. Antoine. Court Beggar, The. A play by Richard Brome, Court de Gobelin or de hab-lan'), A produced 1632, printed in 1653. Born at Nîmes, France, 1725: died at Paris, May 10, 1784. A noted French scholar, son of Antoine Court. His works include "Le monde primi- tif analysé et comparé avec le monde moderne" (1775-84), "Affaires de l'Angleterre et de l'Amérique" (1776), "Let tre sur le magnétis me animal" (1783), "His to ire naturelle de la parole, ou grammaire universelle," etc. Courtenay (kert'nā), Edward. Born about 1526: died at Padua, Sept., 1556. An English noble, the Earl of Devons hire, son of Henry Courtenay, marquis of Exeter and earl of Devons hire. He was committed to the Tower with his father (see Henry Courtenay ) in 1538, attainted in 1539, and released and restored in blood in 1558. Later he be came an aspirant for the hand of Queen Mary, and on her choosing Philip II. turned his attention to the Prin ce Elizabeth. He was suspected of complicity in Wyatt's rebellion, and was again sent to the Tower (1554), but was released on parole and exiled. Courtenay, Henry. Born about 1496: beheaded on Tower Hill, Dec. 9, 1538. An English noble, earl of Devons hire and marquis of Exeter. He was arrested on a charge of treason in Nov., 1538, tried, condemned, and executed. Courtenay, William. Born at Exeter, England, about 1342: died at Maid stone, Kent, July 31, 1396. An English prelate, archbishop of Canterbury 1381-96, fourth son of Hugh Courtenay, earl of Devon, and Margaret Bohun, daughter of the Earl of Here ford. He studied at Oxford, became chancellor of the university in 1367, was consecrated bishop of Here ford in 1370, was translated to the see of London in 1375. He was an opponent of Lollardism and the prosecutor of Wyclif. See Wyclif . Courtes Oreilles. [F., 'short ears.'] See Ot tawa . Courtly (kōrt'li), Charles. In Dion Boucicault's comedy "London A urance," a fashionable young man about town. He is the son of Sir Harcourt Courtly, who persists in believing him a studious, retiring boy. Charles succeeds in securing the heart and hand of the heire who has been promised to his father. Courtly, Sir Harcourt. In Dion Boucicault's comedy "London A urance," an elderly fop devoted to fashion, and betrothed to a young heire , Grace Harkaway, who finally rejects him and marries his son Charles. Courtly, Sir James. In Mrs. Cent livre's comedy "The Ba et-Table," a gay, airy, witty, and inconstant gentleman, devoted to gaming. Courtney Melmoth Courtney Melmoth. See Melmoth , Courtney. Court of Lions. A celebrated court in the Alhambra. See the extract. Perhaps the most celebrated portion of the entire palace [Alhambra] is the Court of the Lions, which occupies a space somewhat smaller than that of the Court of the Myrtles. One hundred and twenty-eight white marble columns, arranged by threes and fours in symmetrical fashion, support galleries which rise to no very lofty height; but the extreme gracefulne and elegance of their varied capitals, the delicate traceries, the remnants of gold and colour, the raised orange-shaped cupolas, the graceful minarets, the innumerable arches, beautiful in their labyrinthine design, the empty basin into which the twelve stiff and unnatural "lions" once poured their constant streams of cooling waters, the alabaster reservoir, constitute a whole that poetry and romance have lauded even to extravagance. Poole , Story of the Moors, p. 227. Court of Love, The. A poem attributed to Chaucer by Stowe, and inserted in the 1561 edition, but believed to be of later origin. Cour to is (kör-twä'), Jacques, It. Jacopo Cortese: called le Bourguignon, It. Il Borgognone. Born at St. Hippolyte, Doubs, France, 1621: died at Rome, Nov. 14, 1676. Α French battle-painter. In 1655 he became a lay brother of the Jesuit order, and thereafter painted sacred subjects. Cour to is, Gustave Claude Étienne. Born at Pusey, Haute-Saône, France, March 18, 1852. A French painter, especially of portraits: a pupil of Gérôme. He obtained the second grand prix de Rome in 1877, and a gold medal and the decoration of the Legion of Honor at the exposition of 1889. Court Party. In English history, a political party, in the reign of Charles II., which supported the policy of the court. Its succe or was the party of the Abhorrers, and later the Tories. Courtrai, or Court ray (kör-tra'), Flem. Kortryk (kort'rik). A city in the province of West Flanders, Belgium, situated on the Lys in lat. 50° 49′ N., long. 3o 15' E.: the ancient Cortoriacum. It manufactures linen, lace, etc., and contains a noted town hall (finished in 1528) and the Church of Notre Dame. Here, July 11, 1302, 20,000 Flemings defeated 47,000 French under Robert of Artois in the "Battle of the Spurs." It has several times been taken by the French. Population (1893), 31,319. Court Secret, The. A play by Shirley, printed in 1653, not acted till after the Restoration. Miles . Courtship of Miles Standish. A poem by Long fellow, published in 1858. See Standish , Court Theatre, The. A theater in Sloane Square, London. It was opened in Jan., 1871, for the lighter order of dramas. The building, which was originally erected in 1818 as a chapel, replaced an older theater. Cousin (kö-zan'), Jean. Born at Soucy, near Sens, 1501: died at Sens about 1590. A French painter, engraver, and sculptor, noted especially for his paintings on gla and mini a tures. Cousin, Victor. Born at Paris, Nov. 28, 1792: died at Cannes, France, Jan. 13, 1867. A noted French philosopher and statesman. He began lecturing at the Sorbonne in 1815; traveled in Germany in 1817; was deprived of his position at the Sorbonne for political reasons in 1820; traveled again in Germany in 1824, and was arrested at Dresden and imprisoned for a short time at Berlin; regained his position in 1828; and became a member of the Council of Public Instruction in 1830, and minister of public instruction in 1840. As a philosopher he was at first a follower of the Scottish psychological school, but later under German influences developed a kind of eclecticism. His works include "Fragments philosophiques" (1826-28), "Cours d'his to ire de la philosophie" (1827-40), "Cours d'his to ire de la philosophie moderne" (1841), "Cours d'his to ire de la philosophie morale au XVIIIe siècle" (1840-41), "Du vrai, du beau, et du bien" (1854), " Des pensées de Pascal" (1842), " Madame de Longueville" (1853), "His to ire générale de la philosophie" (1864), etc. Cousine Bette, La. A novel by Balzac. See Balzac . Cousin Michael (kuz'n mikel) or Michel. A nickname for the German people. Cousin-Montauban (kö-zan'mont-ō-bon'). See Palikao , Comte de. Cousin Pons (kö-zań' pôńs), Le. A novel by Balzac. See Balzac . Cousins (kuz'nz), Samuel. Born at Exeter, England, May 9, 1801: died at London, May 7, 1887. An English mezzotint engraver. Cou emaker (kös-mä-kar'), Charles Edmond Henri de. Born at Bailleul, Nord, France, April 19, 1805: died at Lille, France, Jan. 11, 1876. A French magistrate, and writer on the history of music. His works include "His to ire de l'harmonie au moyen åge" (1852), "Chants populaires des Flamands de France" (1856), "L'Art harm on i que au XIIe et XIIIe siècles" (1865), etc. Coustou (kös-tö'), Guillaume. Born at Lyons, April 25, 1677: died at Paris, Feb. 20, 1746. A French sculptor, younger brother of Nicholas