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to Midsummer Night's Dream. Midsummer Night's Dream. An overture by Mendel ohn, written in 1826. [The music for the drama was written in 1843.] Miel (mel), or Meel (mal), Jan, called Giovanni dell a Vite. Born near Antwerp, 1599: died 1664. A Flemish painter. Mierevelt (mē're-velt), Janszen van. Born at Delft, May 1,1567: died there, July 27, 1651. A noted Dutch portrait-painter. Mierevelt, Pieter van. Born 1596: died 1632. A Dutch portrait-painter, son of J. van Mierevelt. Mieris (mē'ris), Frans van, the elder. Born at Delft, April 16, 1635: died at Leyden, March 12, 1681. A Dutch genre-painter. Mieris, Frans van, the younger. Born 1689: died 1763. A Dutch painter and historian, grand son of Frans van Mieris (1635-81). Mieris, Willem van. Born at Leyden, 1662: died there, Jan. 24, 1747. A Dutch painter, son or inclosure, i. e. the earth.] In Old Norse mythology, the abode of the human race, formed in the midst of Ginnungagap out of the eyebrows of the giant Ymir, the first created of Frans van Mieris. being, and joined to heaven by the rainbow bridge of the gods. The word is common to the Germanic languages. 1876-77. Mieroslawski (myā-rō-släv'skē), Ludwig. Born at Nemours, France, 1814: died at Paris, Nov. 23, 1878. A Polish revolutionist and military writer. He was the leader in the attempted rising of the Poles in 1846, and in the insurrections in Posen in 1848, in Sicily and Baden in 1819, and in Poland in 1863. Miers, John. Born at London, Aug. 25, 1789: died at Kensington, Oct. 17, 1879. An English engineer and botanist. He resided in Buenos Ayres and Rio de Janeiro 1819-38; made several journeys acro the pampas to Chile; and erected mints for the governments of La Plata and Brazil. He published "Travels in Chile and La Plata" (1825), and several monographs on South American plants. Mies (mēs). A mining town in western Bohemia, situated on the Mies 65 miles west-south 1815 he studied law in his native town, and enjoyed there the companionship of a young fellow-student, M. Thiers, for whom he kept up a lifelong friendship. In 1830 Mignet and Thiers founded a newspaper, "Le National." Mignet was at heart a liberal, and was always ready to take up his pen in defense of his ideas. He appeared for the first time before the public, in succe ful competition for a prize offered by the Académie des Inscriptions, with an e ay entitled "De la féodal ité, des institutions de Saint Louis, et de la législation de ce prince" (1821). Thereupon he came to Paris, where he published his "His to ire de la révolution française de 1789 à 1814" (1824), "Négo cia tions relatives à la succe ion d'Espagne sous Louis XIV." (1836-42), "Notices et mémoires historiques" (1843, and again 1853 and 1854), "Vie de Franklin" (1848), "His to ire de Marie Stuart" (1851), "Charles-Quint" (1854), "Eloges historiques" (1863 and 1877), various "Notices Charles-Quint" (1875), etc. As dramatist Mignet wrote "Antonio Perez et Philippe II." (1845 and 1846). He was received into the French Academy in 1836. Mignon (men-yôn'). In Goethe's "Wilhelm Meister's Lehrjahre," a mysterious Italian maiden, the daughter of an old harper. She loves Wilhelm, and dies in despair when she finds that her love is not returned. Two tragic figures are added to these, wandering in a twilight of mystery over the earth - Mignon and the harper; they are daughter and father, unknown to each other, exiles from their native country, and united to Wilhelm Meister by ties of love and gratitude. None of Goethe's creations appeal more strongly to the depths of the human soul than two characters, with their touching Solemn echoes of old mysticism seem revived in these songs full of earthly misery and longing for heaven; the laments of the loving but unloved maiden, the homele , friendle child, who may not reveal her inmost soul because her lips are sealed by a vow, alternate with the tears of the guilty, God-forsaken, lonely, and remorseful old man. Scherer, History of German Lit. (trans.), II. 183. Mignon. An opera by Ambroise Thomas, first produced at Paris in 1866, and at London in 1870. The words, founded on "Wilhelm Meis ter," are by Carré and Barbier. Mignon (men-yon'), Abraham, Born at Frankfort-on-the-Main about 1640: died at Wetzlar, Pru ia, 1679. A noted painter of flowers, fruit, and still life. Mignot, Louise. See Denis , Louise . Miguel (me-gel') (Maria Evaristo): generally called Dom Miguel. Born at Lisbon, Oct. 26, 1802: died at Bronnbach, near Wertheim, Baden, Nov. 14, 1866. The third son of John VI. of Portugal. He was the head of the absolutist party; was expelled from the kingdom in 1824; became regent in 1828; usurped the kingdom 1828-34; and was deposed and capitulated at Evora, May 26, 1834. Migulinskaia Stan its a (mē-gö-lēn'skä-yä stänetsä). A town in the northern part of the government of the Don Co acks, southern Ru ia, situated on the Don. Population (1885), 18,689. Mihrgan (me-her-gân'). Among the Persians, the festival of the autumnal equinox, beginning on the 16th day of the month Mihr (September), and lasting six days. Firdausi ascribes its institution to Faridun. "It is he who has instituted the festival Mihrgan, and the custom of resting then and of seating one's self at the banquet comes from him. To-day the month of Mihr still recalls his memory. Do not then show a countenance anxious and sad." Shahnamah. Mikado, The Mikado, The. An opera by Sullivan, words by W. S. Gilbert, produced in London 1885. Mikhailovskaia Stan its a (mē-chi-lov'skä-yä stä-nē'tsä). A town in the government of the Don Co acks, southern Ru ia, situated on the Khoper 115 miles south of Tamboff. Population (1885), 17,848. Miklosich (mik'lō-zich), Franz von. Born near Lutten berg, Styria, Nov. 20, 1813: died at Vienna, March 7, 1891. Á noted Slavic scholar, profe or of the Slavic languages and literature at Vienna. He published "Vergleichende Grammatik der slaw is chen Sprachen Comparative Grammar of the Slavic Languages," 1852-74), "Etymologisches Wörterbuch der slaw is chen Sprachen" ("Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Languages," 1886), etc. Mikmak. See Micmac . Miknas. See Mequinez . Mikono Tunne (mē-kō-no' tu-nē'). ['People among the white clover roots.] One of the villages of the Pacific division of the At hap as can stock of North American Indians. It was formerly on the lower Rogue River, Oregon, but is now on the Siletz reservation, Oregon. See At hap as can. Milan (mi-lan' or mil'an). A province of Lombardy, Italy. Area, 1,223 square miles. Population (1891), 1,235,150. Milan. A former duchy in Lombardy, northern Italy. Gian Galeazzo Visconti was the first duke (1395); and the end of the Visconti line came in 1447. The duchy was ruled by the Sforza family 1450-1535 (po e ion being disputed with France 1499-1526); pa ed to Spain in 1535, and to Austria in 1713-14; was conquered by France in 1796; formed part of the Cisalpine Republic from 1797, of the Italian Republic from 1802, and of the kingdom of Italy from 1805; was ceded to Austria in 1814; and was annexed to Sardinia in 1859. Milan, It. Milano (mē-lä'nō), G. Mail and (mi'länd). The capital of the province of Milan, Italy, situated on the river Olona, in the Lombard plain, in lat. 45° 28′ N., long. 9° 11′ E.: the Roman Mediolanum. It is the third city in size in Italy, the chief city in Lombardy, and the chief commercial and financial center of the country. As the center Milanese (mil-an-es' or -ēz'), The. A name often given to the duchy of Milan, or to Milan and the surrounding district. Milanés y Fuentes (me-län-ās ē fwen'tes), José Jacinto. Born at Matanzas, Aug. 16, 1814: died there, Nov. 14, 1863. A Cuban poet. He was poor and self-educated. After 1842 he suffered from mental disease, and at length fell into hopele melancholia. His verses are mostly lyrics of a moral tone. He published several plays, the best being "El Conde Alarcon," a tragedy (1838). Next to Heredia he is the most popular of the Cuban poets. Milazzo (mē-lät'sō), or Melazzo (mā-lät'sō). A seaport in the province of Me ina, Sicily, 18 miles west of Me ina: the ancient Myle. Near this place the Roman fleet under Duilius gained its first naval victory over the Cart hag in i ans in 260 B. C., and Agrippa defeated Sextus Pompey's fleet in 36 B. C.; and here, July 20, 1860, Garibaldi defeated the Neapolitans. Population (1881), 8,427. Milcom. See Milkom . Mildmay (mīld'mā), Sir Walter. Born 1520 (1): died at Hackney, May 31, 1589. Chancellor of the exchequer, and founder of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, and entered Gray's Inn in 1546. He was a good financier, and was appointed examiner of the king's Maldon in 1553. Although a Calvin ist, he was employed by Queen Mary. On the acce ion of Elizabeth he was made treasurer of her household, and on April 21, 1566, succeeded Sir Richard Lockville as chancellor of the exchequer. In 1586 he was one of the judges of Mary Queen of Scots at Fother in gay. On Nov. 23, 1583, he bought the site of the Black Friars Monastery at Cambridge, and on Jan. 11, 1584, was licensed to establish Emmanuel College, the statutes of which date from Oct. 1, 1585. Miles (mīlz). A character in Greene's play "Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay." mints in 1550. He was elected member of Parliament A very diverting comic character is Bacon's servant Miles, who is of the type of the Vice in the old moralities. He plays the fool unabashed by either living monarchs or supernatural phenomena, and in the end cheerfully consents to be carried off by a devil, on being given to understand that in the quarters for which he is bound he will find a lusty fire, a pot of good ale, a "pair" of cards, and other requisites for a comfortable life. Ward. farm products. It has important manufactures of furniture, woolens, silk, machinery, gloves, etc.; and is noted also as an educational, musical, and theatrical center. The cathedral, begun in its present form in 1387, is popularly celebrated for the profusion of its sculptured decoration and pinnacles, and the beauty of its material (white marble); but as an architectural whole it does not justify its reputation, despite the beauty of such details as the Flamboyant tracery of the great windows of the apse, and the majestic effect of the interior. The central lantern and spire are graceful, but the other parts are not well prop or tioned, and the west front, with its semi-modern jumble of Pointed and cla ical forms, is barbarous, while the decoration is cold and without the vigorous life of good medieval art. There are 5 aisles. The chief dimensions are: length, 486 feet; breadth, 252; transepts, 288; height of vaulting, 153; height of spire, 355. It is surpa ed in size in Italy by St. Peter's only. The cathedral contains many beautiful tombs. The Ospedale Maggiore, founded by Francesco Sforza in 1456, is one of the most beautiful creations of Lombard brick architecture, with two tiers of rich Pointed arches inclosing double Pointed windows, the lower tier inclosed in a Corinthian arcade. Other objects of interest are the gallery Vittorio Emmanuele, Brera (with picture-gallery and library), Museum Poldi-Pezzoli, archæological and some other museums, Ambrosian library, Piazza de Mercanti, the churches of the Monastero Maggiore, of Santa Maria delle Grazie (with the "Last Supper" of Leonardo da Vinci), of San Ambrogio, and of San Lorenzo, the Arco dell a Pace, and the Scala theater. The tradition is that Milan was founded by the Celtic prince Bel loves us about 600 B. C. It was the capital of the Insubrian Gauls; was taken by the Romans 222 B. C.; and was one of the chief cities of the later Roman Empire, and an imperial residence. Ambrose was was bishop of Milan 374 397. It was sacked by Attila in 452; was destroyed by the Goths in 539; belonged to Lombardy and later to the empire; was taken and nearly destroyed by Frederick Barb a ro a in 1162; was rebuilt by the Lombard League in 1167; was ruled by the Torre, Visconti, and Sforza families; and has been the capital of the Milanese, or duchy of Milan (which see), the Cisalpine Republic, the kingdom of Italy (1805), and the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom. It was the scene of an insurrection against Austrian rule in 1848, and of outbreaks in 1849 and 1853. In 1859 it was united to the kingdom of Sardinia. It has been noted in art as the residence of Bramante, Leonardo da Vinci, etc. Population (1894), commune, 432,400, Milan (mil'än) I. Born Aug. 22, 1854. King of Servia 1882-89. He became prince of Servia on the a a ination of his cousin Michael in 1868, the government being conducted by a regency until he became of age in 1872. He married Natalie, prince of Stourdza, in 1875. He allied himself with Ru ia in the Turco-Ru ian war (18771878), with the result that Servia was made independent of Turkey in 1878. He was proclaimed king in 1882 (Servia having been erected into a kingdom), and abdicated in favor of his son Alexander in 1889, in consequence of troubles arising out of a quarrel with Queen Natalie. Milan, Edict of. An edict proclaiming toleration of the Christians, promulgated by Con stantine and Licinius 313. Milan Decree. A decree i ued by Napoleon at Milan, Dec. 17, 1807. It declared the forfeiture of all ve els bound to or from British ports, and of all which paid licenses or duties to Great Britain or had submitted to search by British cruisers. Ma ., Aug. 8, 1839. An American general. He served as a volunteer in the Army of the Potomac throughout the Civil War, attaining the rank of major-general of volunteers. He accepted a commi ion as colonel in the regular army at the close of the war, and was promoted major-general in 1890. He has conducted several campaigns against hostile Indians on the western frontiers, notably that against the Apaches under Geronimo and Natchez, both of whom surrendered Sept. 4, 1886. He commanded the United States troops at Chicago during the riots of July, 1894. In 1895 he was appointed general-in-chief. Miles i ans (mi-le's hianz or-zhanz). 1. The in habitants of Miletus. - 2. The natives of Ireland: members of the Irish race. They have been so called from the tradition of an ancient conquest and reorganization of the country by two sons of Miles i us, a fabulous king of Spain. Milesian Tales or Fables. Short stories of a witty and obscene nature, greatly in vogue among the Greeks and Romans. The name has arisen from a collection of tales by Antonius Diogenes, compiled by Aristides of Miletus; they were translated into Latin by Cornel i us Sisenna (119-67 B. C.). These tales are now lost, but the name is still given to stories of a like nature. Bulwer published in 1866 a volume of poems entitled "The Lost Tales of Miletus." Miles Walling ford. A novel by Cooper, pub lished in 1844. Mileto (me-la'tō). A town in Calabria, Italy, 43 miles northeast of Reggio. Miletus (mi-lē'tus). [Gr. Μίλητος .] In ancient geography, a city situated in Caria, Asia Minor, on the Latmic Gulf, opposite the mouth of the Mæander, about lat. 37° 30′ N., long. 27° 10′ E. The temple of Apollo Didymæus here was restored in its final form about the time of Alexander. The ancients considered it one of the most splendid four existing. It was an Ionic dipteros of 10 by 21 columns, on a stylobate of 3 steps, measuring 160 by 350 feet. The columns were over 6 feet in base diameter, and 64 high. The cella, in plan 97 by 290 feet, had a deep pronaos with 4 columns in antis, and 2 subordinate interior chambers. The main chamber was divided into 3 aisles by ranges of columns. Remains exist of an ancient theater, entirely built of masonry, and enormous in ma : there is much sculptured ornament, including rich Composite capitals with Victories amid the foliage. It was early colonized by Ionian Greeks; was one of the leading Greek cities, a colonizer, and a center of philosophy and literature; headed the Ionian revolt against Persia in 500 B. C.; and was stormed and sacked by the Persians 494 B. C. It is now a village (Palatia). Milford (mil'ford). A seaport in Pembrokes hire, South Wales, situated on Milford Haven in lat. 51° 44′ N., long. 5° 3′ W. It was formerly an important seaport, and was the landing-place of Henry VII. in 1485. Population (1891), 4,070. Milford (mil'ford). A town in Worcester County, Ma achusetts, 28 miles southwest of Boston. It has manufactures of boots, etc. Pop ulation (1890), 8,780. Milford Haven. A landlocked estuary in South Wales, an arm of St. George's Channel. It is Mill, John Stuart one of the best harbors in Great Britain. Length, about 17 miles. This northern peninsula, itself made up to a considerable extent of smaller peninsulas, is cut off from its southern fellow by the haven of Milford. Here again we seem to see a Scand in avian trace. The ford here is surely neither an English ford nor a Welsh ffordd, but a Scand in avian fiord, like Water ford and Wexford. Freeman , English Towns, p. 41. Milford Sound. An inlet on the southwestern coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Milfort (mil'fort; F. pron. mēl-for'), Le Clerc. Born near Mézières, France, about 1750: died at Mézières, 1817. A French adventurer. He was a chief among the Creek Indians, and later became a general under Napoleon.