Bellary

See Ball are. Bel last on (bel'as-ton), Lady. A fashionable demirep in Fielding's "Tom Jones," a sensual, profligate, and imperious woman. Bellatrix (bel'a-triks). [L., the 'warriore .’] A very white glittering star of the second magnitude, in the left shoulder of Orion. It is y Or i on is. Bellay, Guillaume du. See Langey , Sei gneur de . Bellay (be-lā'), Jean du. Born 1492: died at Rome, Feb. 16, 1560. A French cardinal and diplomatist, brother of Guillaume du Bellay. He became bishop of Bayonne in 1526, bishop of Paris in 1533, and cardinal in 1535. He was a friend of letters, and is noted as the patron of Rabelais. Bellay, Joachim du. Born at the Château de Liré, near Angers, about 1524: died at Paris, Jan. 1, 1560. A French poet and prose-writer, surnamed "the French Ovid," and "Prince of the Sonnet," one of the most noted members of the famous "Pléiade." He was a cousin of Cardinal du Bellay, and for a time served as his secretary. He wrote "L'Olive" (sonnets to his mistre , Mademoiselle de Viole, of whose name "Olive" is an anagram), 47 sonnets upon the antiquities of Rome (1558), translated into Eng lish by Spenser as "The Ruins of Rome" (1611), "Regrets" (sonnets), "Discours de la Poésie," "Défense et illustration de la langue Françoise" (a notable work in prose), etc. The "Visions" of Bellay are sonnets translated and adapted by Spenser. Belle (bel), Jean François Joseph de. Born at Voreppe, Isère, France, May 27, 1767: died June, 1802. A French general. He served in the campaign of 1799, and subsequently under Le Clerc in Santo Domingo, where he fell in battle. Belle Dame Sans Merci, La. [F., 'the fair lady without mercy.] 1. A French poem by Alain Chartier. It was translated into English by Sir Richard Ros, and not by Chaucer, though the translation has been attributed to him. 2. A poem by Keats. Belle Fourche (bel försh). [F., 'nice fork.'] A name given to the North Fork of the Chey enne River in Wyoming and South Dakota. Belle Hélène (bel a-lan'), La. An opera bouffe, words by Meilhac and Halévy, music by Offenbach, produced in 1864 Belle Jardinière, La Belle Jardinière (bel zhär-dēn-yar'), La. [F., 'the pretty gardener.] A Madonna and Child with St. John, by Raphael (1507), in his early manner, in the Louvre, Paris. A fair-haired Madonna is seated amid a beautiful conventionalized landscape, and the children stand and kneel at her knee. It is familiar in reproductions, and is one of Raphael's most pleasing works. Belle Laitière (bel let-yar'), La. [F., 'the pretty milkmaid.'] A painting by Wouverman, in the National Gallery, London. The composition is strong, the figures standing out dark against the bright landscape, and the coloring delicate. Belle Mignonne, La. [F., 'the pretty darling.'] A name given in France in the 18th century to a skull illuminated with tapers and highly decorated, which was an accepted furnishing of a devout lady's boudoir. The queen was said to pray before the skull of Ninon de L'Enclos. Lecky . Belle Plaine (bel plān). A city in Benton County, Iowa, 42 miles northwest of Iowa City. Population (1900), 3,283. Belle-Alliance (bel äl-yons'), La. A farm about 13 miles from Bru els, between Waterloo and Genappe, in Belgium. It was occupied by the center of the French infantry at the battle of Waterloo (June 18, 1815), Napoleon himself being stationed in the vicinity. By this name the Pru ians designate the battle of Waterloo. Belleau (bel-lō'), Rémy. Born at Nogent-leRotrou, Maine, France, 1528: died at Paris, March 16, 1577. A French poet, one of the most notable members of the "Pléiade" (which see). His life was spent in the service of Rémi de Lorraine, marquis d'Elbeuf, and of his son Charles, duc d'Elbeuf, whose tutor he was. He wrote "Petites Inventions" (short descriptive poems), "Bergeries" (1565: a mixture of prose and poetry), "Amours et Nouveaux eschanges de pierres précieuses" (1576), and various translations. Belle font aine (bel'fon"tān). The capital of Logan County, Ohio, 52 miles northwest of