Lanier
SIDNEY (-ner'), an American poet; born in Macon, Ga., Feb. 3 , 1842. He served in the Confederate army as a private soldier; studied law, and practiced it at Macon; but abandoned that profession and devoted himself to music and poetry. From 1879 till his death he was lecturer on English literature in Johns Hopkins University. The poem "Corn," one of his earliest pieces (1874), and "Clover," "The Bee," SIDNEY LANIER "The Dove," etc., show insight into nature. His poetic works were collected and published (1884). He wrote also "The Science of English Verse" (1880); "The English Novel and the Principles of its Development" (1883). He edited or compiled "The Boy's Froissart" (1878); "The Boy's King Arthur " (1880); "The Boy's Percy" (1882). He died in Lynn, N. C., Sept. 7, 1881.
LANIIDE or (-nī'i-dē), LANI- ADE (-nī'a-dē), a family of thrushlike perching birds. The bill, which is long, has a deep notch or prominent tooth near the tip of the upper mandible, which is hooked. Swainson divided the Laniidæ into five sub-families: Lamianæ (tree shrikes), Thamnophilinæ (bush shrikes), Dicrurinæ (drongo shrikes), Ceblepyrinæ (caterpillar catchers), and (do-al), or The Romance le Ages in the From its word oul. It was Fères and the ), an Amer- Confederate studied law, a: but abandevoted hizm- Front 1879 till University. his earliest "The Bee," ght into naere collected pe" (1880); Principles Arthur" (1882). He or LANTof thrushminent tooth r mandible. divided the Lamians ss (bus shrikes) 1809: party v.) from ich the of when 1852 vania, of high re the ve region S e gio Mick Schoo dustrial and str asupplied power f by seve banks; and me 31,220, LAND public in 18641 College - the bar ticed lav was app United tion, and States Commian 1908 he States Tribunal for inter appointed partment year he State ad June 28 LANKA Tyranninæ (tyrant shrikes). Others divide them into the first two of these subfamilies.
LANKA (lang'kä), the ancient Sanskrit name of the island of CEYLON (q. v.)