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Lever (CHARLES JAMES an Irish He)

CHARLES JAMES, an Irish He was graduated in arts at Trinity College, Dublin, in 1827, and in medicine and from was hurled f sacrifice) It hat Sappho, of Halicarthe waves. or Leukas, on the of an archbishop, of 3,800. It was an earthquake in Collen), a village of er Eilesia, 10 miles W. prated for the victory by Frederick the 00 men, over the Aus- Charles of Lorraine 10,000. The result was the greater part of russians.

ANUEL, an American Gmünd, Württemberg, as brought to the United In 1840 he began to talent for portrait he devoted himof historical subclude "Columbus Salamanca"; "Columbus Beof the Norsehington Crossing ingten at Prince- Prison at Olmlitz ves"; etc. In 1860 the United States m a large mural 'Westward the Star of Way" on one of the National Capitol. He gton, D. C., July 18, lev-a'), the act or he United States this any assemblage of in the morning or eception held by sonage of high eceptions held aulic engineerrestrain water, ich as those of the Holland, and the AMES, an Irish Aug. 31, 1806. in arts at Trinity and in medicine agen. He then returned doctor's degree a lit actice.

In March, 1884 his first paper to the between 25,000 and 27,000, chiefly in 1831, taking his doctor's degree a lit- Greeks. The W. coast is bold and pre- tle later at Göttingen. He then returned to Ireland to practice. In March, 1834, rupt headland (200 feet) known to the he contributed his first paper to the ancients as the Leucadian rock, on which newly-started "Dublin University Maga-Dublin University Maga LEVITE LEWES 20 the vere desig Gershonis intrus yesra 30. and 3 tory: Jeh zine," of which he became editor in 1842. xiii. 9), exerting a great influence, spirit- The first chapter of "Harry Lorrequer" ual, social, and political, through every appeared in that magazine in 1837.

Meanwhile he was attached as physician to the British legation at Brussels, where he practiced for three years. During his three years' editorship of the "Dublin University Magazine" he resided near Dublin, and afterwards lived on the Continent devoting himself to fiction writing -"Charles O'Malley," "Tom Burke," "Jack Hinton" are representative novels, and in a class by themselves. He obtained a diplomatic post at Florence about 1845, was appointed vice-consul at Spezzia in 1857, and in 1867 at Trieste, where he died, June 1, 1872.

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