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Louvois, Marquis de.-(1641-91.)
French statesman and Minister
of War under Louis XIV, vii,
155, 160, 162, 202. See, also,
Le Tellier, F. Michel.
Louvre, Paris, x, 226.

Love, Platonic sentiment, or a
mystery of the soul, vi, 37, 38;
inspirer of emotions, 38;
Dante's, for Beatrice, 39, 41; of
savages, 39; married, 40.
Lovejoy of Illinois, Case of, xii,
275.

"Lover's Tale," The, Tennyson's,
xiii, 472.

"Love's Meinie," Ruskin's, xiv,

"So-

science, his natural ties sub-
ordinate to will of General, 313;
discipline, 316, 317; fall of the
Jesuits, 317; loss of influence,
317; early Jesuits fanatical,
ascetic, and religious, later ones
proud, avaricious, and worldly,
320; their esprit-de-corps, 321;
doctrine of expediency, 321;

casuistry and absolutism, 323;
political intrigues, 324, causes
of their hatred and downfall,
325, 326; their bitter foe, Mme.
de Pompadour, 327; opposed to
reform, 328; Order suppressed
(1773), 329; regain their
power, 330; Society of Jesus a
dangerous institution, 331.
Lubbock, Sir John.-(1834-1913.)
[Lord Avebury.] English nat-
turalist, xiv, 167, 191.
Lucan, Lord.-(1800-88.) British
general in the Crimea, under
Lord Raglan, and responsible for
the charge of the Light Bri-
gade, x, 187.

Lucan, Marcus. (39-65 A. D.)
Roman poet and prose writer,
vii, 37.

Lucian.

(120-200 A. D.) Greek
satirist and humorist, his "Dia-

logues," 374, 375.

Lucretius, Titus L.

Spanish prelate, soldier, and
founder of the Society of Jesus.
Theme: "Rise and Influence of
the Jesuits," vi, 221, 299, 301;
of noble blood and breeding,
wounded at siege of Pampeluna
(Pamplona), 302, 310;
ciety of Jesus," 303; great in-
fluence, 303; his missionary
disciples and their work, 304;
confessors of monarchs and
labors in universities, 304; zeal
and machinery of Jesuits, 305-
307; their virtues, learning, and
piety, 308; in perils, fastings,
and fatigues, 309; his text-
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(96-55
B. C.). Roman philosophic poet,
his "De rerum Natura" (on the
Nature of Things), i, 338, 339.
Ludwig II.-King of Bavaria, xiv,
55, 56.

Luke, the Physician, ii, 427;
Philippi, 428.

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German reformer and translator
of the Bible, heads the Prostes-
tant Reformation, central figure
in the movement, vi, 217; pre-
ceded in his work by Savonarola,
Huss and Jerome, Erasmus, and
Wyclif, 217; character,
ners, and gifts, 219; birth,
origin, and religious bent, 220;
monk, 221; reads Bible and is
emancipated from mediæval
ideas, deliverance and aspira-
tions, 223; his theses affixed to
gates of Wittenberg, 226, 227;
Reformation takes its spiritual
start, 230; theologian and
Christian philosopher, 231; con-
troversies and disputations, 234;
triumph at Leipsic, 236; circu-
lation of Scriptures, 237-239;
right of private judgment, 241,
242; idol and oracle of Ger-
many, 243; champion of a new
civilization, 245; arrogant and
dogmatic he defies the Pope,
246; demolitions and destruc-
tions of old things, 247; burns
Papal bull, 247; abolishes the
Mass, 247; marries Catherine
Bora and prepares hymns and
songs for worship, 248; trans-
lates Bible, 249; makes liturgies
and creeds, 249; at Diet of
Worms, 250; declining years
and last days of honor and vic-
tory, 251.
Lutterworth, Leicestershire, Wyclif

in 1375 rector of, where he died
in 1384, v, 407.

Lutzen, Victory of Gustavus II at
(1632), viii, 168.

Luxembourg, Duc de.-(1628-95.)
French marshal, viii, 268; xiii
33.
Luxemburg, Treaty of (1867), x,
294; Duchy of, 237, 292, 293,

294.
Luynes, Duc de.

(1578-1621.)
French courtier, era of Louis
XIII, viii, 186, 188.
"Lycidas," Milton's, xiii, 460.
Lycurgus.-(Circa 9th cent. B. C.).

Traditional author of laws and
institutions to the Spartans, iii,
27; under him the citizen be-
longed to the State, 28.
Lydia of Philippi.-Converted by
Paul and aids his work, ii, 427.
Lyell, Sir Charles.-(1797-1875.)
British geologist, xiv, 162.
Lyndhurst, Lord.

(1772-1863.)
English jurist and statesman, ix,
269; x, 38, 61, 335; xỉ, 210.
Lyon, Mary. (1797-1849.)
Founder of Mount Holyoke Sem-
inary, vii, 300; xvi, 160, 161.
Lyons, Edmund, Lord. (1790-
1858.) English admiral and dip-
lomat, x, 185.

Lyons, France, Rioting at, ix, 336.
Lysander. (d. 395 B. C.). Spartan
commander, i, 275.

Lysias.

-(458-380 B. C.). Attic
orator. Socrates refuses his
assistance at his trial, i, 277;
fertile writer of orations, 362,
363.
Lysias. Syrian noble, regent for
King Antiochus when the latter
set out for Persia, ii, 388; Judas
Maccabæus routs his forces (166
B. C.), 390-393; guardian of
King's son, 394; lays siege to
Jerusalem, 395; slain, 396.
Lysippus.-(372-316 B. C.). Greek
sculptor, favorite sculptor of
Alexander the Great, i, 309;
sculptures of, iii, 121-123, 126.

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French Benedictine and scholar,
viii, 252.

Macao, Chinese seaport open to
foreign trade, xiv, 267.
Macaulay,

essayist,

mas-

Thomas B., Lord.
(1800-59.) English
poet, historian, and statesman,
sees no good in the Tories, vii,
198; man-of-letters, 291;
terpieces of, 372; quoted, viii,
244; brilliant speeches, ix, 254;
political reformer, x, 26; Whig
leader, 29; enters Parliament
(1830), 53; minister in office,
66; Liberal and Whig, 89; his-
torian, 97; scholar, 317; Glad-
stone on, 327; vast learning,
328;

elo-

Hallam's "Constitutional His.
tory," 255; enters Parliament
and becomes leading orator, 256;
resigns and becomes member of
Supreme Council in India, 257;
essays on Chatham, Bacon, and
Boswell's "Life of Johnson,"
258; returns from India,
wealthy, and devotes himself to
his pen, 260; Sydney Smith's
characterization, 262; visits
Italy, and refuses office of Judge
Advocate, 263; war secretary
under Lord Melbourne, 263;
writes essays on Clive, Warren
Hastings, and Frederick the
Great, 264, 265; "Miscellanies,"
265; later essays, 266; Pay.
master of the Forces under a
Whig administration, 267;
tires from public life and writes
his "History of England," 267,
268; erroneous views about
America, 271, 272; large sums
paid him for his History, 275;
again in Parliament as member
for Edinburgh, 276; created a
Peer, 278; resigns politics and
retires to "Holly Lodge," Ken-
sington, 279; sympathies, pref-
erences, and tastes, 280, 281;
death and burial in Westmin-
ster Abbey, 282; great master
of literary composition, 283; at
college with Tennyson, 452; his

essays, 370; genius, xi,
258; theme: "Artistic Histori-
cal Writing," xiii, 245;
quence as a speaker, though im-
petuous and dogmatic in debate,
245; letters his passion, and
great reader, 246; birth, family,
and Scotch descent, 246, 247;
not in sympathy with the Cal-
vinism of his father, 248; his
greatness intellectual rather than
moral, 249; wins fellowship at
Cambridge, 250; called to the
bar, 251; his "Lays of Ancient
Rome," 251; article on "Milton"
in Edinburgh Review, 252; guest
at Holland House, 253; essays
on Macchiavelli, Dryden, and
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re-

sister, Lady Trevelyan, xiv, 89.
Macaulay, Zachary. English phi-
lanthropist and father of Lord
Macaulay, x, 52.
Maccabees, The.-ii, 386, 395; ix,
303. See Judas Maccabæus.
McClellan, George B.-(1826-85.)
American general in command of
Union forces in Civil War, xii,
283; failure and retirement,
285, 287; at Chapultepec, 323;

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McMahon, Duke of Magenta. -
(1808-93.) French marshal, X,
242, 243, 299.

McNeil, Sir John.-British repre-
sentative at Court of Shah of
Persia, xiv, 360.

McPherson, James B.-(1828-64.)
American general in Civil War,
xii, 349.

Macready, Wm. C.-(1793-1873.)

English tragedian, xiii, 302.
Madeleine, Church of the, at Paris,

i, 299; vi, 202; ix, 367.
"Madewaska" (afterwards "The
Tennessee" U. S. warship), xiv,

Madonna, Raphael's painting of
the, vi, 199.

Magdeburg, Germany, Luther at
schools of, vi, 220; sack of, viii,
168.

Magdeburg Opera, xiv, 33.
Magi, learned priestly caste in an
cient Persia, i, 61.

Magism, worship of the elements
of nature, i, 58.

Magna Charta, English (1215
A. D.), vi, 242.

"Magna Charta of American lib
erties," xi, 176.

Magnan, General.-x, 210, 212.
Magne-crystallic force, xiv, 415.
"Magnetic condition of all matter,"
xiv, 414.

Magnetism and Electricity, Fara

day's researches and discoveries
in, xiv, 400; relations between
light and magnetism, 410.
Magnetization of light, xiv, 411.
Magneto-electric induction, XIV,

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dispositions

contrasted with

Montespan, 152; married to
Louis XIV, 154; marriage kept
secret, 155; power, influencé,
and ambition, 156, 157; devo-
tion to King, 163; her sway
over him, 164; wise and vir-
tuous, 165; intolerant in re-
ligion, 166-169; Bossuet's in-
fluence, 170; hostile to Fénelon,
172; her influence favorable to
morality and learning, 173-175;
reign a usurpation, 176; repu-
tation aspersed, 176; humilia-
tions, 177; death and character,
177, 178, 232, 247; viii, 276,
278, 280, 283, 313.
Mainz, University of, ix, 139.
Maistre, Count Joseph.

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alone, Edmund.
Shaksperian
peare's "Henry VI," xiii, 292,
293, 302.

(1741-1812.)

critic, on Shaks-

alory, Sir Thomas.-Quoted, xii,
345; prose history of Knights
of the Round Table, xiii, 463.
alplaquet, Battle of (Sept.,
1709), vii, 207.

alvern Hill, Va., Battle of (July
1, 1862), xii, 329, 350.

mre, Plain of, ii, 36.

n, Descent of, Darwinian ac-
count of, xiv, 189.

nassas, Va., Battle
Run), xii, 350.

of (Bull

nasseh.—Blessed of Jacob, ii,

84.

Manchester, England, Free-trade

agitation, X, 78; repeal of corn

duties, 81, 82, 90.

Manchester, School of Political
Economists, x, 221, 339.

Manchu, conquest of China (1644),
xiv, 265.

Mancini.-Niece of Cardinal Maza-
rin of France, viii, 275.
"Manfred," Byron's, xiii, 172.
Manhattan Island, N. Y., xi, 122,
124.

Manichæism, the creed which as-
cribes the created universe to
two antagonistic principles
good and evil, i, 63.
Manicheans and their heresies, iv,
259, 286-288, 291, 298, 299;
capital punishment inflicted on
them by Theodosius, 341.
Manin, Daniele.-(1804-57.) Ital-
ian patriot, x, 104, 128.
"Manners of the Great," Thoughts
on the, vii, 301, 312.
Mannheim, Baden, ix, 171.

French revolutionist, viii, 324;
ix, 41, 57-59, 87.

Marbury, Case of, xi, 345, 346.
Marcet's (Mrs.) "Conversations on
Chemistry," xiv, 395, 396.
March, Countess of, vii, 70.
"Märchen," Goethe's, xiii, 416.
Marck, Count de, ix, 48.
Marconi, Guglielmo. (1874- .)
Italian inventor, xvi, 215; fam-
ily history, 216, 217; education,
217, 218; sets up first wireless

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