More than one of these 7 encyclopedias carries each of the following subjects — but every one of them treats it in a sentence or two and then moves on. They are gathered here so the different accounts can sit side by side.
Leman
Collier's New Encyclopedia: GENERAL, a Belgian sol- . He was born embrace cultural dier at Liège in 1851 and was educated at the Athenæum, Brussels, beer, etc. embrace beer, of after which he went into the army and attended a military 1340. was an It important has school. He showed 1840. on the last considerable talent and was gradually promoted until he had on the command of the Austria In the World at the overran Galicia captured on the Germans 212,000.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Geneva
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Leonidas
1000 Classical Characters: A celebrated king of Lacedaemon who went to oppose Xerxes , king of Persia, who had invaded Greece with a vast army. A great battle was fought at Thermopylae , the entire army of Leonidas consisting of three hundred men who refused to abandon him. For a time this small army resisted the vast legions of Xerxes, till at length a traitor conducted a detachment of Persians by a secret path to the rear of Leonidas, where he was slain and his soldiers were cut to pieces, one only of the three hundred escaping. The Rev. George Croly, author of Sarathiel, wrote a poem called The Death of Leonidas, which, after describing in vivid language the determined valor of the Greeks, thus concludes : "Thus fought the Greek of old; Thus will he fight again: Shall not the self-same mold Bring forth the self-same men?" Lepidus, M. Aemilius. A celebrated Roman, one of the triumvirs with Augustus and Antony. He was of an illustrious family, and, like many of his contemporaries, remarkable for ambition. He was unable to maintain his position as triumvir, and, resigning power, he sank into obscurity.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: . See Thermopylae
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Lethe
Aiton's Encyclopedia: le'the, in Greek mythology, the river of oblivion. It was one of the streams of Hades. Those who drank of its waters lost all knowledge of their former existence. Before passing into the Elysian fields souls drank here that they might forget all their earthly sorrows. See Hades Her wat'ry labyrinth, whereof who drinks Forthwith his former state and being forgets-- Forgets both joy and grief, pleasure and pain. --Milton.
1000 Classical Characters: One of the rivers of hell, whose waters were imbibed by the souls of the dead which had been for a certain period confined in Tartarus. Those who drank of this river forgot whatever they had previously known. In this sense the word is constantly used by the poets. Thus Shakespeare in Henry IV., part ii. act v. scene 2, says: "May this be washed in Lethe and forgotten."
Collier's New Encyclopedia: in Greek mythology, the stream of forgetfulness in the lower world, from which souls drank before passing into the Elysian Fields, that they might lose all recollection of earthly sorrows.
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Leuctra
1000 Classical Characters: A village in Boeotia , famous for the victory which Epaminondas , the Theban general, obtained over the superior force of Cleombrotus, king of Sparta , в. c. 371. Liber or Liber Pater. A name frequently given by the Roman poets to the Greek Bacchus or Dionysus. 2026 Editor's Note: Before the battle, Epaminondas crowned the tomb of the two daughters of Scedasus with wreaths, fulfilling an oracle's prophecy that the Spartans would be defeated at this spot. The daughters had been violated by Spartans and had afterwards slain themselves. Epaminondas's victory at Leuctra also liberated the Messenian helots, a group of Peloponnesian Greeks who had been enslaved under Spartan rule for some 230 years. (Ed: BR 2026-06-02)
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a village of Bœotia, in an- LEVEE( cient Greece, famous for the great vicme of risin tory which the Thebans under Epaminondas here won over the Spartan King Cleombrotus (371 b. c.). the every
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Lilac
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a genus of plants belonging to the natural order Oleacex, and cons consisting of shrubs and small trees, with four-cleft corolla, two stamens, and a two-celled, two-valvular capsule. The common lilac (S. vulgaris) is one of the most common ornamental shrubs cultivated in Europe and North America. It is a native of the N. of Persia, and was the latter half of the 16th century by Busbecq, to first brought to Vienna in whom we also owe the introduction of the tulip into European gardens.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: or Syringa, an ornamental shrub of the olive family, somewhat related to the ash. It is a showy shrub, with fine pyramids of fragrant flowers of the delicate purple color to which they have given a name. Lilacs are a trifle old-fashioned, but the fashion of planting lilac bushes is nevertheless a good one. Our cultivated varieties are from the Caucasus, the Himalayas, China, and Japan.
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Limburg
Collier's New Encyclopedia: a territory on the Meuse; between the provinces of Liège and Brabant; was created a countship soon after its annexation by the German king (870). In 1839 it was divided, the lands to the W. of the Meuse remaining with Belgium, while a long narrow strip on the E. side of the river was constituted the Dutch province of Limburg. The well-known Limburg cheese is made at the little town of Limburg, the former capital of the duchy. Pop. about 285,000.
Aiton's Encyclopedia: adjacent provinces of Belgium and the Netherlands. They have a combined population of half a million, averaging about 300 to the square mile. For an idea of the crowded conditions of mines, factories, farms, dairies, distilleries, and villages, the reader is referred to the articles on the countries of which these provinces form a part. The name is kept prominent by its application to a cheese of an especially rank odor, known in the market as Limburger.
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Limoges
Aiton's Encyclopedia: le-mozh, a French city about 250 miles southwest from Paris. It is a city with a history. It was a post of considerable importance when Gaul was occupied by the Romans. In the fifth century it was devastated by the Vandals and the Visigoths. In 1370 the Black Prince took it by assault and gave it up to fire and sword. The most celebrated building is the cathedral, dating from 1273. The main portal, bell tower, organ loft, glass windows, and a number of frescoes are worthy of note. The city possesses a museum of painting and sculpture, and an extensive collection of pottery. There are numerous woolen and cotton mills, paper works, and foundries. Shoemaking is an important industry. Clogs, or wooden shoes, are made here. The timber for the purpose comes down the river Vienne. The principal industry of the city, however, is the manufacture of porcelain. The kaolin or porcelain clay obtained in the vicinity is unrivaled even by that of China. There were lately no less than thirty-five porcelain factories with eighty furnaces, employing several thousand workmen. Eight hundred artists devote their time to ornamentation.
Collier's New Encyclopedia: capital of the sity an French department of Haute-Vienne, on the and of the former province of Limousin. Alton The staple industry is the manufacture of porcelain, which employs more than 5,000 people. Pop. about 92,000. The enamel work for which Limoges was formerly celebrated is now no longer carried on.
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