Leconte De Lisle
CHARLES tan Assist MARIE RENÉ ( le - kôngt'duh lēl ') French poet; born in the Isle of bon (Réunion), Oct. 23, 1818. Settling in Paris (1846), he was at first UGUSTE gitator; thusiastic an socialist and disciple 1807 e made a Fourier; afterward an impassioned anjourna mirer of the ancient religions of and ( 1853 India), he. sings In his the praises " Antique Poems ined a g cient gods of the ratic agita and heroes; in his "Barbarian gmen's pa Poems " ( 1862), with a poet's insight eputy for i e revoluti seeks to interpret the mythological the of Poems " Hebrews ( 1882),, Irish were, etc. His " er of the crowned by inister of French Academy. He made admirable translations ected one of ancient Grecian poets e Constitu rim gover He July died 17, 1894 in. Louveciennes, near Paris pporters, d rasigne
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Lecouvreur
ADRIENNE (luh- ADRIENNE (luh- , and kö-vrur'), a French actress; born near ach actress; born near the Châlons, France, April 5, 1692, made April 5, 1602, made . her début at Strasburg in 1717, and soon sburg in 1717, and soon navigbecame famous for her power as an acher power as an acmouth tress, and the number and eminence of ber and eminence of deher admirers, among whom were Marshal whom were Marshal the Saxe, Voltaire, and Lord Peterborough. Her death, in Lord Peterborough. Paris, March 20, 1730, was March 20, 1730, was unjustly suspected to be due to poison to poison ed to be due to administered by a rival, the Duchess rival, the Duchess born Bouillon. This is the plot of the play by the plot of the play by 1838. Scribe and Legouvé, in which Rachel, which Rachel, College Bernhardt, etc., won distinction. cinction. and
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Ledochowski
COUNT WLADI- OUNT WLADI- Public MIR HALKA, General of Society of Jesus. of Society of Jeessays He was born in 1866 at Loosdorf, 1866 at Loosdorf, . Lower Austria, and was educated at the as educated at the Rise Theresianum, Vienna. He studied law He studied law at the Cracovian University, 1885, and University, 1885, and History philosophy and theology in the Seminary neology in the Seminary to at Tarnov, and at the Gregorian Univer- Gregorian Univer- Hissity in Rome, 1885-1889. He entered the He entered the Cen- Novitiate of the Galician Province of the Jesuit lan Province of the ap- Society, 1889, was ordained priest as ordained priest He 1894; and after a short period of literary rt period of literary Rule. and pastoral activity, was nominated was nominated Provincial of the Galician Province 1901. ician Province 1901. In 1906 he became assistant of the Gerassistant of the German Assistancy and in 1915 General. and in 1915 General. , a Bour-
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Lee, Richard Henry
Richard Henry (1732-1794), an American patriot. He was a native of Westmoreland County, Virginia. He was educated in England. On his return he became prominent in colonial affairs. In 1773 he was made a member of a committee to communicate with the other colonies relative to plans for common defense. He was a delegate to the first Continental Congress. He drafted the petition presented by that body to the king. He sat also in the second Congress, and was the mover of the famous resolutions that led to the Declaration of Independence . They should be familiar to every schoolboy. He moved that "These united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown; and that all connection between them and the states of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved." He served continuously, either in the legislature of his native state, or in Congress. He was not pleased with the Federal Constitution, but was one of the first two senators sent by Virginia to the Congress.
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Leek
a plant related to the onion and garlic. Leeks have an offensive, distasteful odor, and a taste of their own, but suggestive of garlic. The wild leek has a naked flower stalk, four to twelve inches high, with a flat-topped cluster of greenish flowers. The leaves, five to nine inches long and one to two inches wide, come early in the spring when feed is scarce. Cows feeding on them give "leeky" milk unfit for use. The leek contains tiny globules of an essential oil. It is this oil that ruins butter and milk. The leek is to be found in rich woodlands. Leeks are an article of food in southern Europe. See Onion
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Leeuwarden
capital of the Dutch province of Friesland, on the Harlingen and Groningen Canal, 113 miles from Utrecht. It contains handsome law courts and town hall, has an Y, anythi ancient palace of the Prince of Orange, a library with valuable archives, and 12 churches. Linen fabrics, mirrors, down from , pianomirrors fortes, and wagons are manufactured. EDUCAT Leeuwarden is one of the largest fruit e of the le and cattle markets in Holland, and does educa considerable trade in agricultural produce, groceries, wine, and brandy. In rac the 13th century it was situated on an arm of the sea, which subsequently sanded up. Pop. about 34,000.
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Leeuwin
CAPE (lā'vin), the S. W. corner of Australia, notable on account of the tempestuous weather usually encountered there.
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Leeward Islands
the W. section ucatio of the Lesser Antilles (so called in dissults. tinction from the Windward Islands with little reference to the trade winds). Of the s de whole group Guadalupe, Martinique, St. duca part of St. Martin het. Eustatius, Saba, and to Holland; and the Bartholomew, and part of St. Martin bethe United States. long to France; St. Eustatius, Saba, and to Great Britain part of St. Martin to Holland; and the in one federal col- Virgin Islands to the United States. of the five presi- Those which belong to Great Britain Barbuda and were grouped together in one federal col- Kitts and ony in 1871, and consist of the five presiinica, and the dencies of Antigua (with Barbuda and rd Islands Redonda), Montserrat, St. Kitts and cative govern- Nevis (with Anguilla), Dominica, and the executive, and Virgin Islands. The Leeward Islands though each confederation has representative governconstitution. ment, with a governor, executive, and of government of Federal Legislative Council, though each t. John, Antigua. presidency possesses its own constitution. are sugar and The capital and seat of government of the Leeward Islands is St. John, Antigua. OSEPH SHERIDAN The chief products sugar and are an Irish journalmolasses. Dublin, Ireland,
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