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Elmoran (el-mō-rän'). The native name of the Elmore (el'mor), Margaret. In Lovell's play "Love's Sacrifice," Matthew Elmore's daughter, who gives the name to the play by sacrificing her lover, giving him up because of her father's guilt. Elmshorn (elmz'hôrn). A town in the province of Schleswig-Holstein, Pru ia, 19 miles northwest of Hamburg. It has important manufactures and trade. Population (1890), 9,533. Elmsley (elmz'li), Peter. Born 1773: died at Oxford, March 8, 1825. An English philologist, principal of St. Alban Hall, Oxford, and profe or of ancient history in the university 1823-25. He is known chiefly for his critical studies of Sophocles and Euripi des. Eltekeh Villiers, various persons of quality meet and attack the reputation of Elomire (Molière). Eloquent, The Old Man. An epithet of I so crates, S. T. Cole ridge, J. Q. Adams, and others. Elora. See Ellora . El Paso (el pä'sō). [Sp., 'the pa .] A city in El Paso County, Texas, situated on the Rio Grande opposite El Paso del Norte. Population (1900), 15,906. El Paso del Norte (el pä'sō del nor'tā). [Sp.; the pa of the north.] A town in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico, situated on the Rio Grande in lat. 31° 45′ N., long. 106° 32′W. Population, about 8,000. Elphin (el'fin). A town in Roscommon, Ireland, 15 miles north of Roscommon. It is the seat of a bishopric. Elphinstone (el'fin-stōn), George Keith, Viscount Keith. Born at Elphinstone Tower, near Stirling, Jan. 7, 1746: died at Tullyallan, March 10, 1823. A British admiral. He was in 1800 appointed commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, where he took Malta and Genoa. He subsequently coöperated with Abercromby in the military operations in Egypt, ob tained the rank of admiral in 1801, and in 1814 was created Viscount Keith of the United Kingdom. Elphinstone, Mount stuart. Born Oct. 6, 1779: died at Limps field, Surrey, England, Nov. 20, 1859. An English statesman and historian, one of the chief founders of the Anglo-Indian empire. He entered the civil service of the East India Company in 1796; was appointed amba ador to the court of Kabul in 1808; was resident at the court of Poona 18101817; and was governor of Bombay 1819-27. Author of "Account of the Kingdom of Cabul" (1815) and "History of India" (1841). Elphinstone, William. Born at Glasgow in 1431: died at Edinburgh, Oct. 25, 1514. A Scottish prelate and statesman. He graduated with the degree of M. A. at the University of Glasgow in 1452, and subsequently studied law at the University of Paris, where Glasgow in 1474; was appointed bishop of Aberdeen in 1483; he lectured for a time on this science. He returned to became lord privy seal in 1492; and in 1494 obtained a papal bull for the founding of King's College at Aberdeen, which was completed in 1506. El Rosario (el rō-säʼrē-ō). A town in the state of Sinaloa, Mexico, 35 miles southeast of Mazatlan. Elsa and Elsa -Lothringen (el'zäs-lōt'ringen). The German names for Alsace and Alsace Lorraine respectively. Elshender (el's hen-dèr). [Scotch form of Alex ander.] The Black Dwarf in Scott's novel of that name. Also called "Canny Elshie." Elsie Venner. A novel by Oliver Wendell Holmes, published in 1861. Elsinore (el-si-nor'), Dan. Helsingör (hel's ingthe narrowest part of the sound, ger). A seaport in Zealand, Denmark, on long. 12°38′ E. It is a commercial town, contains the fortre of Kronborg, and is a ociated with the story of "Hamlet." Sound dues were here collected from all foreign (except Swedish) ships to 1857. Population (1890) 11,076. Elsmere, Robert. See Robert Elsmere . Elspeth (el's peth). contraction of behet In Scott's Antiquary," the old mother of Saunders Muckle back it. She is apathetic and deaf, and keeps secret the crime of her mistre , in which she had a isted, till just before her death. El ler (elz'lėr), Fanny. Born at Vienna, June 23, 1810: died there, Nov. 27, 1884. A noted dancer. She was the daughter of Johann El ler, Haydn's factotum. She abandoned the stage in 1851. Her sister Therese (1808-78), also a dancer, contracted a morganatic marriage with Prince Adalbert of Pru ia. The third-magnitude star y Sagittarii, some times called Warida. Elnathan (el'na-than). [Heb., God hath given.'] The maternal grandfather of Jehoia chin. Elne (eln). A town in the department of Pyrénées-Orient a les, France, 13 miles southeast of Perpignan: the ancient Ill iberis, later Helena. It has a cathedral. Population (1891), commune, 3,233. El-Obeid (el-ob-ad'). The principal town of Kordofan, northeastern Africa, in lat. 13° 11′ N. Population, from 30,000 to 40,000, drawn from many surrounding tribes. Before its occupation by the Mahdi (1883), El-Obeid was the great market of the Egyptian trade in gums and ostrich feathers. Now these articles go to Tripoli by way of Wadai. Near here, Nov. 3 (and the following days), 1883, the Mahdists exterminated an Egyptian army under Hicks Pasha, Eloi, Saint. See Eligius . Élomire (a-lō-mēr'). An anagram under which Molière was attacked by Le Boulanger de Challu ay, an unknown author, in a scurrilous play "Elomire hypocondre, ou les médecins vengés" (1670). In 1663, in a play "Zélinde," by De A watering-place in the kingdom of Saxony, south of Plauen, near the Bohemian frontier. Elster, Black. A river in central Germany which joins the Elbe near Wittenberg. Length, about 130 miles. Elster, White. A river in central Germany which joins the Saale near Halle. Length, about 120 miles. Elswick (elz' wik). A manufacturing suburb of Newcastle-on-Tyne, England. El Teb (el teb'). A locality between Tokar and Trinkitat, in the eastern Sudan, in the vicinity of Suakim. Here, Feb. 29, 1884, the British under General Graham defeated the Mahdists under Osman Digma. Eltekeh (el'te-kē). In ancient geography, one of the cities on the border of Dan: the modern Beit Likia. Near here Sennacherib defeated an Egyptian army which was coming to the relief of Ekron. When the Jewish emba y arrived at Lachish, the Egyptian party seems still to have been in the ascendant. In spite of the prophet's warning, envoys had been sent to Egypt (Isa. xxx. xxx i.), and had returned full of conf i dence in an alliance, which yet was to be to them not "an help nor profit, but a shame and also a reproach. The battle of Eltekeh di ipated their hopes. This was IMG:content-0460.png:[blocks in formation] Elton (el'ton). A salt lake in Astrakhan, Rus sia, in lat. 49° N., long. 46° 40′ E.: noted for its production of salt. Length, 10 miles. Eltville (elt'vēl), or Elfeld (el'feld). A town in the province of He e-Na au, Pru ia, on the Rhine between Bingen and Mainz: the Roman Altavella. It was formerly the capital of the Rheingau. Population (1890), 3,503. Elvas (āl'väs). A fortified town in the district of Portalegre, province of Alemtejo, Portugal, It strong 10,471. 11 miles west of Badajoz (Spain) git is the strest importance in the Peninsular war. Population (1878), Elvira (el-vi'rä). 1. In Dryden's "Spanish Friar," a young wife who by the aid of the Spanish friar attempts to intrigue with Lorenzo, who turns out to be her brother.-2. The sister of Don Duarte in Cibber's "Love makes a Man."-3. The mistre of Pizarro in Sheridan's (Kotzebue's) "Pizarro."-4. The name of the principal female character in Auber's opera "Masa niello," Bellini's “Puritan i," and Verdi's "Ernani," and in Molière's "Don Juan." Elwend (el-wend'), or Elwund (el-wönd'), or Arwand (är-wänd′). A mountain in northwestern Persia, a few miles south of Hamadan (Ecbatana): the ancient Orontes. Height, nearly 9,000 feet. Elwes (el'wes), or Meggott (meg'ot), John. Born at Westminster, April 7, 1714: died at March am, Berks hire, Nov. 26, 1789. A noted English miser, son of a brewer named Meggott. Elwes was his mother's name, which he took in 1750. He inherited wealth and was well educated, but was controlled by a morbid disinclination to spend money upon his personal wants, which manifested itself in various extraordinary ways. In other respects he was not illiberal, and he was extravagant in speculation and gaming. Ely (ē'li). [ME. Ely , Eli , AS. Elig , eel island, from * ēl , æl , eel, and ig , island.] A city in Cambridge shire, England, 15 miles north-northeast of Cambridge. It contains a famous cathedral, a building of great size, begun in 1083. The nave and west tower were completed toward the end of the 12th century, and the west porch or galilee dates from about 1215. The Norman choir was replaced by the existing presbytery in the middle of the 13th century, and the octagonal central lantern was finished in 1328. The large Lady chapel adjoining the north transept, with elaborate vaulting and ornate arcading under the large windows, was built in the middle of the 14th century. The exterior of the church is distinguished by its high, castellated west tower. Under the tower is a curious galilee or entrance-porch, which opens into an unfinished west transept. The nave is imposing, with its long ranges of Norman arches and its lofty triforium gallery. Its roof is of wood. The vaulting of the octagon forms the only existing Pointed dome of its type. The presbytery is among the most excellent achievements of Decorated work. The cathedral measures 520 by 77 feet; length of transept, 1781; height of nave, 62; of choir-vaulting, 70. Population (1891), 8,017. Ely, Isle of. A marshy plain in Cambridge shire, England, north of the Ouse. It forms part of Bedford Level. It was a stronghold of the Saxons under Here ward. Ely Chapel. The chapel of the former palace of the bishops of Ely, in the city of London. It is a fine example of Decorated architecture. Elymais (el-i-mā'is). In ancient geography, a region in western Asia. The name was used either as an equivalent of Elam or for a part of it. Elymas (el'i-mas). [Gr. 'Ελύμας.] A sorcerer, whose real name was Bar-Jesus, mentioned in the New Testament (Acts xiii. 6). Elyot (el'i-ot), Sir Thomas. Born probably in Wilts hire, before 1490: died at Carlton, Cambridge shire, March 20, 1546. An English scholar and diplomatist. He was educated at home. In 1511 he was clerk of a ize on the western circuit, and in 1523 Cardinal Wolsey gave him the position of clerk of the privy council. He was sheriff of Oxfords hire and Berks hire in 1527. In 1531 he published "The Boke named the Govern our," which related to the education of statesmen and was dedicated to Henry VIII. This se. cured royal patronage, and he was appointed amba ador to Charles V. In 1535 he was again sent to the emperoг, following him to Naples. He was member of Parliament for Cambridge in 1542. He also wrote "Of the Knowledge which maketh a Wise Man" (1533), "Pasquil the Playne" (1533), "The Castel of Helth" (1534), “Bibliotheca" (a Latin and English dictionary, 1538), "Defence of Good Women" (1545), etc. Ely Place (ē'li plās). A place on Holborn Hill, London, the entrance to which is almost opposite St. Andrew's Church. The town house of the bishops of Ely stood here, and the place was en IMG:content-0461.png:[blocks in formation] tered by a great gateway built by Bishop Arundel in Embla. See Ask . 1388. John of Gaunt died here, and during the Common Embrun (on-brun'). A town in the department wealth it was used as a prison and a hospital for wounded soldiers. In 1772 it was torn down, and a chapel of the 13th century is all that remains. of Hautes-Alpes, France, near the Durance, 19 miles east of Gap: the ancient Ebrodunum. It has a medieval cathedral. Population (1891), commune, 4,017. Elyria (e-lir'i-a). The county-seat of Lorain County, Ohio, situated on the Black River 25 miles west-southwest of Cleveland. Popula- Embury (em'bur-i), Philip. Born at Bally tion (1900), 8,791. Élysée (a-le-zā'), Palace of the. [F., 'Elysium.'] A palace in Paris, built in 1718, and since the reign of Louis XV. the property of the state. It was used as a private residence by Napoleon I. and Napoleon III., to escape the publicity of the Tuileries; and during the republic of 1848 it was the official residence of the President, as it is under the present republic. Elysian Fields. A name given to a region near the ancient town of Baiæ, Italy, which is particularly fertile and delightful, and is therefore supposed to resemble the Elysian Fields of Greek gar an, Ireland, Sept. 21, 1729: died at Camden, Washington County, N. Y., Aug., 1775. The first Methodist preacher in America. He began preaching in New York city in 1766. Emden (em'den), or Embden (emb'den). A seaport in the province of Hannover, Pru ia, situated on the Dollart, near the mouth of the Province Ems, in lat. 53° 22′ N., long. 7° 12′ E. It became a free imperial city under Dutch protection in 1595, and pa ed to Hannover in 1815. Population (1890), 13,424. Emerald Hill (em'e-rald hil). A suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 14 miles south of that city. mythology. See Champs - Elysées and Elysium . Emerald Isle (em'e-rald il), The. Ireland: so Elysium (e-liz'ium). The abode of the souls of named on account of its verdure. the good and of heroes exempt from death, in ancient cla ical mythology. It is described, particularly by later poets, as a place of exceeding bli . Some have thought it to be in the center of the earth, some in the Islands of the Blest, and some in the sun or mid air. In the Ody ey it is a plain at the end of the earth "where life is easiest to man. No snow is there, nor yet great storm nor any rain." It is often called the Elysian Fields. Elze (el'tse), Fried rich Karl. Bornat De au, Anhalt, Germany, May 22, 1821: died at Halle, Jan. 21, 1889. A German literary critic, profe or of the English language and literature at Halle from 1875. He published critical editions of "Hamlet" (1857, 1882), of Chapman's "Alphonsus," and of Rowley's "When you see me," etc., "E ays on Shakspere," "William Shakspere" (1876: English translation 1888), "Notes on Elizabeth an Dramatists" (1880-84), etc. Elzevir (el'ze-vir), or Elsevier, or Elzevier Émeric-David (ām-rēkʼdä-vēd'), To us saint Bernard. Born at Aix, France, Aug. 20, 1755: died at Paris, April 2, 1839. A French archæologist and critic. He published “Recherches sur l'art statuaire, etc." (crowned by the Institute 1800, published 1805), "Jupiter" (1833), etc. Emerson (em'er-son), George Barrell. Born at Kennebunk, Maine, Sept. 12, 1797: died at Newton, Ma ., March 14, 1881. An American educator, and writer on education. He taught at Boston many years, and in 1831 a isted in the organization of the Boston Society of Natural History, of which he became president in 1837. He wrote a "Report on the Trees and Shrubs Growing Naturally in the Forests of Ma achusetts" (1846). Emerson, Ralph Waldo. Born at Boston, Ma ., Ma May 25, 1803: died at Concord, Ma ., (el'ze-ver). A famous family of Dutch print- April 27, 1882. A celebrated American e ay ers, celebrated especially for their editions of cla ical authors, and of French authors on historical and political subjects (a series known as "Les petites républiques"). The original name was Elsevier or Elzevier: in Latinized form it was Elzeverius, which was finally corrupted into Elzevir. Louis, the founder of the family, was born at Louvain, near Bru els, about 1540, and died at Leyden, Feb. 4, 1617. The first book he printed was "J. Drusii Ebraicarum quæstionum, sive quæstionum ac responsionum libri duo" (1583), but the first book he published at his own risk was a Eutropius by P. Merula (1592). He had seven sons, five of whom followed his profe ion: Matthieu (1564(5?)-1640), Louis (1566(77)-1621(7)), Gilles (died 1651), Joost (1575(6?)-1617(?)), and Bona venture (1583-1652). The last was the most celebrated. In 1626 he took into partnership his nephew Abraham, a son of Matthieu. In 1647 Jean (1622-61), son of Abraham, joined them, and after their death Daniel (1626-80), son of Bona venture, came into the firm. He left it in two years, and Jean continued alone till his death. Daniel went to Amsterdam in 1654, and entered into partnership with Louis (1604-70), the third of his name. The latter had established a printing. pre there in 1638. Isaac, a son of Matthieu, established a pre in Leyden which was in existence from 1616 to 1625. The last printers of the name were Peter, grandson of Joost, who printed a few volumes at Utrecht between 1667 and 1672, and Abraham, the son of Abraham the first, who was university printer at Leyden 1681-1712. Many of the Elzevir editions bear no other typograph i. cal mark than simply the words Apud Elzeverios , or Ex of ficin a Else ver i an a , under the rubrique of the town. Isaac took as typographical mark the branch of a tree surrounded by a vine branch bearing clusters of fruit, and below it a man standing, with the motto non solus . The third Louis adopted Minerva with an olive branch, and the motto ne extra ole as. When the Else viers did not wish to put their name to their works they generally marked them with a sphere, but of course the mere fact that a work printed in the 17th century bears this mark is no proof that it is theirs. The total number of works of all kinds which bear the name of the Else viers is 1213, of which 968 are in Latin, 44 in Greek, 126 in French, 32 in Flemish, 22 in the Eastern languages, 11 in German, and 10 in Italian.