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321, 322. Lepage, Bastien-. See Bastien - Lepage. Lepanto (le-pan'tō). A small town in the nomarchy of A carn an i a and Ætolia, Greece, situ ated on the Gulf of Lepanto in lat. 38° 25′ Ν., long. 21°48′ E.: the ancient Naupactus. It was an A then i an military station 5th century B. c., and was taken from the Venetians by the Turks IMG:content-0705.png:[blocks in formation] Patras: the ancient Corinthiacus Sinus (Gulf of Corinth). It separates Middle Greece from the Peloponnesus. Lepe (lā'pā), Diego de. Born in Spain about 1460: died, probably in Portugal, before 1515. A Spanish navigator. In Dec., 1499, he sailed from Palos with two ve els, following nearly in the track of Pinzon and reaching the coast of South America south of Cape St. Augustine: thence he followed the shore to Venezuela, returning to Spain in June, 1500. Lepidus (lep'i-dus), Marcus Æmilius. A Roman consul (137 в. с.) and orator. He was sent into Spain during his consulship, and conducted an unsucce ful war against the Vaccei. Lepidus, Marcus Æmilius. Died about 77 B. c. Father of Lepidus the triumvir. He was consul in 78 B. C., and was defeated by Pompey and Catulus at Rome 77 в. с. Lepidus, Marcus Æmilius. Died 13 в. с. А Roman politician, a member of the triumvirate with Octavian and Antony in 43 B. C. He was deposed in 36. Lepontii (lē-pon's hi-i). In ancient geography, an Alpine people in Rhætia, chiefly in what is now the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Lepontine (le-pon'tin) Alps. [Named from the Lepontii.] That part of the Alps which extends from the Simplon Pa eastward to the Splügen Pa . It comprises the St. Gotthard, Ticino, and Adula Alps. Monte Leone is 11,660 feet in height. Leporello (le-pō-rel'lō). The valet of Don Giovanni in Mozart's opera of that name. He executes the perfidious orders of his master, sympathizes with his succe , helps him out of scrapes, and is a physical and moral coward. Compare Mascarille and Sganarelle . Lepsius (lep'sē-ös), Karl Richard. Born at Naumburg, Pru ia, Dec. 23, 1810: died at Berlin, July 10, 1884. A celebrated German Egypt ologist and philologist. He conducted the Pru ian expedition to Egypt 1842-46. Among his works are "Denkmäler aus Agypten und Athiopien" ("Monuments of Egypt and Ethiopia,” 1849-59), "Chronologie der Ägypter" (1848-49), "Briefe aus Ägypten, etc." (1852), "Über den ersten ägyptischen Götterkreis" (1851), etc. He also published "A Standard Alphabet for reducing Unwritten Languages and Foreign Graphic Systems to a Uniform Orthography in European Letters" (1855). Leptis Magna (lep'tis mag'nä), or Neapolis (ne-apo-lis). [Gr. Λέπτις .] In ancient geography, a seaport in northern Africa, situated in lat. 32° 38′ N., long. 14° 13' E.: the modern Lebda. It was a Phenic i an colony. Lepus (lē'pus). [L., 'the Hare.'] An ancient southern constellation, situated south of Orion and east of Canis Major. Its brightest star, of 2.7 magnitude, is in a line from the middle star of Orion's belt through the sword of Orion. Le Puy. See Puy . Lerdode Tejada (lār'dō dā tā-Häʻтна), Miguel. Born at Vera Cruz, 1814: died in Mexico City, March 22, 1861. A Mexican liberal politician and author. In 1856 he was Com on fort's minister of the treasury; held other important offices; was a judge of the Supreme Court from 1860; and was twice a presidential candidate. His best-known book is "Apuntes históricos de la heroic a ciudad de Vera Cruz" (5 parts, 1850-55). Lerdo de Tejada y Correal (ē kōr-rā-äl'), Sebastian. Born in Jalapa, April 25, 1825: died at New York, April 21, 1889. A Mexican statesman, brother of Miguel Lerdo de Tejada. He was the leading minister of Juarez 1863-71. Elected president of the Supreme Court, he became, by virtue of that office, president of Mexico on the death of Juarez (July 18, 1872). He was confirmed in the position by an election, and claimed to have been reëlected in 1876; but in Nov. of that year he was driven from Mexico by the revolutionary army of Diaz. Lerici (ler'e-che). A small town in the province of Genoa, Italy, situated on the Gulf of Spezia 35 miles northwest of Pisa. Lérid a (ler'ē-thä). 1. A province in Catalonia, Spain, which borders on France. Area, 4,775 square miles. Population (1887), 285, 417. - 2. The capital of the province of Lérid a, situated on the Segre in lat. 41° 33′ N., long. 0° 39′ E.: the ancient Ilerda. It is strongly fortified; has a cathedral, one of the best existing examples of early-Pointed architecture; and formerly had a university. The place was the scene of Cæsar's victory over the Pompeians (Afranius and Petreius) in 49 B. C. It surrendered to the French in 1707 and 1810. Population (1887), 21,885. Lérins (lā-ran'), Îles de. A group of small islands in the Mediterranean, opposite Cannes, southeastern France. The chief islands are St.-Honor at and Ste.-Marguerite. Lermontoff (ler'mon-tof), Mikhail Yurievitch. Born at Moscow, Oct. 15, 1814: killed in the Caucasus, July 27, 1841. A Ru ian poet and novelist, surnamed "the poet of the Caucasus," whither he was twice exiled (1837, 1840), and where he was killed in a duel. His best-known works are the novel "Hero of our Time," and the poems "Song of the Tsar Ivan Va ilievitch," "İsmail-Bey," and "The Demon." Lerna (lėr'nä). [Gr. Λέρνα .] In ancient geog Lesina raphy, a marshy region in Argolis, Greece, south of Argos. It is notable in Greek mythology for the Lernean hydra. See Hercules . Lero (lā'rō). A small island of the Sporades, Ægean Sea, belonging to Turkey, situated 32 miles south of Samos: the ancient Leros. Leroux (lė-rö'), Pierre. Born at Paris, April 17, 1797: died there, April 12, 1871. A French philosophical writer, journalist, and socialist, leader of the Humanitarians. His chief work is "De l'human ité" (1840). Leroy-Beaulieu (lė-rwä'bo-lyė'), Pierre Paul. Born at Saumur, France, Dec. 9, 1843. A French political economist. He became profe or of political economy at the École Libre des Sciences Politiques at 1872, and in the same year founded "L'Econo miste français." Among his works are "De l'état social et intellectuel des populations ouvrières" (1868), "Traité de la science des finances" (2d ed. 1879). Leroy de Saint-Arnaud. See Saint - Arnaud. Lerwick (ler'wik or lėr'ik). A seaport and the chief town of the Shetland Islands, Scotland, situated in lat. 60° 9′ N., long. 1° 9′ W. Population (1891), 3,783. Léry (la-re'), Jean de. Born at La Margelle, Burgundy, 1534: died at Bern, Switzerland, 1611. A Protestant minister and author. He was with Villegaignon at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1555-58. Subsequently he preached in the south of France; narrowly escaped the ma acre of St. Bartholomew (1572); and was among the Protestants besieged in Sancerre. His last years were pa ed in Switzerland. He wrote "Voyage faict en la terre du Brésil " (1578, and numerous subsequent editions), and "Relation du siège de Sancerre" (1574). Le Sage, or Lesage (lė-säzh'), Alain René. Born at Sarzeau, Morbihan, May 8, 1668: died at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nov. 17, 1747. A noted French novelist and dramatist. He studied philosophy and law at Paris, and was enrolled as a parliamentary advocate, but soon devoted himself to literature. His chief work is the novel "Gil Blas" (1715-35). Among his other works are the novel "Le diable boiteux" (1707); the plays "Le point d'honneur" (from the Spanish of Rojas, 1702), "Crispin rival de son maître" (1707), "Turcaret" (1708), etc.; the short works "La valise trouvée" and "Une journée des Parques"; and "Guzman d'Alfarache," "Estévanille Gonzales," "Le bachelier de Sal a manque," and "Vie et aventures de M. de Beauchêne," romances all more or le borrowed from Spanish originals. He also translated Boiardo's "Orlando in nam or a to," and wrote for the théâtre de la foire (see the extract). Lesage is said to have written no le than twenty-four farce-operettas, as they may perhaps best be termed, for these boards [the théâtre de la foire], and the total number which he wrote for them as whole or part author is sometimes put at sixty-four and sometimes at a hundred and Saints bury , French Novelists, p. 73. one. Lesath (lē-sath'). [Ar. les'ah , the sting.] The third-magnitude nitude star v Scorpii, at the end of the creature's tail. Lesbia (lez'bi-ä). The name by which Clodia, the favorite of Catullus, is referred to in his poems. Lesbian Adventures, The, or Lesbiaca (lesbi'a-kä). A Greek romance, attributed to Longus. See Daphnis and Chloe . Lesbos (lez'bos). [Gr. Λέσβος .] An island in the Ægean Sea, intersected by lat. 39° N., long. 26° 20′ E., west of Mysia, Asia Minor: the modern Metelino. Chief town, Mytilene. The surface is mountainous; soil fertile. It was colonized by Æolians; was celebrated as a seat of literature; and was acquired by the Turks in 1462. (See further under Mytilene .) Length, about 43 miles. Population, estimated, about 36,000 (mainly Greeks). Lesches (les'kēz), or Lescheus (les'kūs). [Gr. Λέσχης, Λέσχες.] Born at Pyrrha, near Myti lene, about 700 B. c. One of the so-called cyclic poets, author of an epic entitled "The Little Iliad ” ( Ἰλιὰς μικρά ), in four books. It was designed to be a supplement to the Iliad of Homer, and related the events which followed the death of Hector-namely, the fate of Ajax, the exploits of Uly es, the fall of Troy, etc. Lescot (les-kō'), Pierre. Born at Paris about 1510: died Sept. 10, 1578. Anoted French architect. About all that is known of his personal history is derived from a poem by Ronsard, and the accounts of the royal buildings. He was practically the first architect of France to employ the cla ic forms in a truly cla ic way, previous attempts being largely influenced by Gothic feeling. His work is considered the best that the Renai ance produced in France. He was made architect of the Louvre Aug. 3, 1546, and retained the office as long as he lived. That part of the Louvre which was built by Lescot consists of the western side south of the Tour d'Orloge, which stands upon the foundations of the great hall of Philippe Auguste, and, with a lower roof, remains just as Lescot left it; the Pavillon du Roi, remodeled; and the western half of the south side, also remodeled. It is the oldest portion of the present palace, and has furnished the type which has been followed throughout the building. Lesghians (les'gi-anz). A collection of tribes living in Daghestan, Their Daghestan, Caucasus, Ru ia. religion is a form of Mohammedanism. Number estimated at 461,000. Lesina (les'ē-nä). 1. An island in the Adriatic Sea, belonging to Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary, Lesina intersected by lat. 43° 8' N., long. 17° E. Length, 43 miles. 2. A seaport on the island of Lesina. Population (1890), 3,596. Leskovatz (les'kō-väts). A town in Servia, situated on the Veternitza in lat. 42° 56′ N., long. 21° 57′ E. Population (1890), 12,132. Leslie (les'li or lez'li), Alexander, first Earl of Leven. Born about 1580: died at Balgonie, Fifes hire, April 4, 1661. A Scottish general, long in the service of Charles IX. of Sweden, and Gustavus Adolphus, in the campaigns against Ru ia, Poland, Denmark, and Austria. In 1628 he compelled Wal lens tein to raise the siege of Stralsund, and in 1630 seized the island of Rügen for the Swedish king. He was made field-marshal in 1636. He returned to Scotland, and identified himself with the Covenanters, resigning from the Swedish service in 1638. The organization and command of the Scottish army were intrusted to him. He captured Aberdeen and Edinburgh Castle in 1639, but resigned in June of that year in order that there might be no obstacle to the proposed peace with Charles. On the rupture of the peace, he resumed his position as general (April, 1640). In 1644 he led an army into England to support the Parliament, and took part in the battle of Marston Moor, where the troops under his command were routed. (See Marston Moor .) He was relieved of his command May 11, 1648, but a umed it again in 1648 when Cromwell threatened Scotland. In 1651 he was surprised and captured by a body of English horse, carried to London, and imprisoned in the Tower, from which he was soon released. Leslie, or Lesley, Charles. Born at Dublin, Ireland, July 17, 1650: died at Glaslough, Monaghan, Ireland, April 13, 1722. A British nonjuror (Jacobite) and controversialist. He was an opponent of William III. whom he attacked in a pamphlet "Gallienus Redivivus, or Murther will out" (1695: a principal authority on the Glencoe ma acre), of Burnet ("Tem por a mutantur," 1689), Til lots on, and others. He also attacked the Quakers ("The Snake in the Gra , or Satan transformed into an Angel of Light" (1696), and other pamphlets) and the Jews, and engaged in political controversies. His best-known work is "A Short and Easy Method with the Deists" (1698). He was obliged to leave England (1711) to avoid arrest on account of his political opinions, and later joined the household of the Pretender, whom he ardently supported. Leslie, Charles Robert. Born at London, Oct. 19, 1794: died there, May 5, 1859. A noted English painter and writer, son of Robert Leslie, an American. He went to America with his parents in 1799, returned to England in 1811 to study art, and became a pupil of Allston and West, and a close friend of Constable. In 1833 he was for a brief period instructor of drawing at West Point. He was profe or of painting at the Royal Academy 1848-52. Among his works are numerous por traits (Washington Irving, Scott, Dickens as Bobadil, etc.), "Sir Roger de Coverley going to Church" (1819), "Among the Gypsies" (1829), illustrations of Irving's "Sketch-book" and "Knickerbocker,” “May-day Revels in the Time of Queen Elizabeth" (1821), "The Taming of the Shrew" (1831), "Columbus and the Egg" (1835), etc. He wrote "Memoirs of John Constable" (1845), "Handbook for Young Painters" (1855), "Autobiographical Recollections" (edited by Taylor, 1865), "Life of Reynolds" (completed by Taylor, 1865). Leslie, David. Died 1682. A Scottish general, first Lord Newark. He was colonel of horse under Gustavus Adolphus, but returned to Scotland in 1640 to support the cause of the Covenanters, and was appointed pointed profe or of jurisprudence and political economy in Queen's College, Belfast, in 1853. He wrote "Land Systems and Industrial Economy of Ireland, England, and Continental Countries" (1870), "E ays on Political and Moral Philosophy" (1879), etc. Lesly, Ludovic. In Scott's “Quentin Durward," an archer of Louis XI.'s body-guard, called Le Balafré from a scar on his face. Lespina e (lā-pi-näs'), Mademoiselle Julie Jeanne Eléonore de. Born at Lyons (baptized Nov. 19, 1732): died at Paris, May 22, 1776. A French letter-writer and leader of society. She was the illegitimate daughter of the Counte d'Albon. In 1754 Madame du Deffand, who had become blind, invited her to live with her. For ten years they presided together over their fashionable and literary salon. At the end of that time they quarreled, and Mademoiselle Lespina e established herself elsewhere with D'Alembert, who lived with her in a curious sort of relationship till her death. During this time she was a gracious hoste , and a bond of union to many men of letters, especially those of the younger philosophe school. But this is not what gives her her place here. Her claim rests upon a collection of love letters, not addre ed to D'Alembert. She was thirty-four when the earliest of her love affairs began, and had never been beautiful. When she died she wa was forty-four, and her later letters are more pa ionate than the earlier. Her first lover was a young Spaniard, the Marquis Gonsalvo de Mora; her second, the Count de Guibert, a poet and e ayist of no great merit, a military reformer said to have been of some talent, and pretty evidently a bad-hearted coxcomb. To him the epistles we have are addre ed.