Palawan
Palawan, Pn-lii'whin, Or Paragua, Rafgwn. One Of The Philippine Islands, Ex Treme Southwestern Of The Larger Islands Of The Archipelago (slap: Philippine Islands, C 10). With Its Numerous Dependent Islands It Forms A Continuous Chain Extending From Mindoro South Westward To The Northern Extremity Of Borneo. The Chain Runs Parallel ...
Palenque
Palenque, Ph-lan'kti. An Ancient City Of Vast Extent Lying Near The Village Of Canto Do Mingo Del Palenque, In The State Of Chiapas, Southern Mexico. And Bordering On Guatemala. It Is Located On The Steep Slopes Of The Tumbala Foothills Amid The Most Beautiful Tropical Sur Roundings. Almost Impenetrable Vegetation ...
Paleontology
Paleontology (from Ok. Ra2aio•, Pain Ios, Ancient + Gra, Pl. Of 6p, 6n, Being + -login, From X4-yetv, Legs In, To Speak ) . The Science Which Deals With The Ancient Lite That Has Inhabited The Earth During The Past Periods Of Geological Time. It Is Based Upon The Study ...
Paleontology And Evolution
Paleontology And Evolution. The Causes Of Variability Among Species, The Meaning And Processes Of Evolution And Natural Selection, And The Relations Between Evolution And Classification Are Eonsidered In Other Articles Under Those Particular Titles. The Hearing Of Paleontologic Research Upon These Subjects And Some Of The Results Attained Deserve Brief ...
Palermo
Palermo, Pa-1iena5. The Capital Of The Province Of Palermo And Of Sicily. Being The Judicial, Ecclesiastical, And Military Seat For The Island. It Is Situated On The Northwest Coast. On The West Side Of The Bay Of Palermo, 12(1 Miles West Of Messina (map: Italy. 11 3)). The En Tranee ...
Palestine
Palestine, Pal'js-tin ( Lat. Pabrstinoi, From Gk. Ilaxawrivn, Pa(aistin:', From Deb. Poishti, Philistine, From Pribish, To Wander About). A Name Originally Applied To The Eoast Land Oecu Pied By The Philistines, But Later Used In A Wider Sense To Denote The Laud Of Israel. The Exact Limits Of Palestine, Taking ...
Palgrave
Palgrave, Pal'grriv, Sir Francis (1758 1861). An English Historian. He Teas Horn In London Of Hebrew Parentage. His Father, Meyer Cohen. Being A Member Of The Stock Exchange. He Studied Law And For A Time Was Prominent In Pedigree Eases Before The House Of Lords. In 7823 He Married, And ...
Pali
Pali, Pli'm (slot.. Line, Series, Sacred Text). The Language And Literature Of Primitive Bud Dhism (fix.). Now Represented In Ceylon, Bu Ruin. And Siam. Strictly Speaking, Pali Is The Name Of The Literature Only, Which Is So Called Because It Is Regarded As A Series Of Sacred Texts. The Lan ...
Palimpsest
Palimpsest (lat. Palimpsestus. From Gk. Ramistfrnaros, Scraped Again, From Trcixep, Main, Again + Psirtos. Scraped. From 031,,pscit, To Rub Smooth). The Name Given To Parchment, Papyrus, Or Other Writing Material, From Which, After It Had Been Written Upon. The First Writing Was Wholly Or In Part Removed In Order That ...
Palingenesis
Pal'ingen'esis (neo-lat.. From Gk. Arci\lv, Polite, Again Fn°ntsis, Birth). Amt Ccenogenesis. The Reeapitulat Ion Theory (q.v.) Or 'biogenetic Law' Is A Statement Of The General Fact That The Developmdmt Of The Individ Ual Is An Epitome Of That Of The Class Tee Which It Belongs. Haeekel, And Fritz Midler In ...
Palissy
Palissy, Ivle'st.', Bernard (c.1510-s9). A Celebrated French Art Potter, Scholar, And Au Thor, Born At La Chapelle Bison, Near Agen (lot Et-garonne). The Son Of A Poor Workman In Glass. His Education Was Limited, But By His Own Studious Efforts He Acquired A Considerable Knowledge In The Natural Sciences, Besides ...
Palladio
Palladio, P51-15'de-6. Andrea (15is-80). An Italian Architect Of The Late Renaissance. He Was Born At Vicenza. November 30, 1518. He Studied Architecture In His Native City. His Patron. Trissino. Enabling Hint To Visit Rome, Where He Prepared Himself By A Thorough Study Both Of Vitruvins And Of Ancient Monuments. Which ...
Palm Sitnday
Palm Sitnday (lat. Dominica Palma Run.). The Last Sunday Of Lent, So Called From The Custom Of Blessing Branches Of The Palm Tree, Or Of Other Trees Substituted In Those Countries In Which Palm Cannot Be Procured, And Of Carrying The Blessed Branches In Procession, In Commenek Ration Of The ...
Palm As
Palm (as. Palm, From Lat. Palm A, Palin-t•ee, Palm Of The Hand; Connected With Gk. Raxciivi, Palarai•, Skt. Pun I, Olr. 0110. Fobna, As. Fohn, Palm Of The Hand, And Ultimately With 0110. Juolen, Ger. Fiihfen, As. Plan, Eng. Feel; So Called From The Resemblance Of The Leaves To The ...
Palma
Palma, Dmcyo, Called 11 Vecchio (the Elder Le.14s0-152s). A Venetian Painter Of The High Renaissance. He Was Born At Serivalta, Near Ber Gamo. About 14s0, And Studied Principally Under Giovanni Bellini, But There Is A Latitude In His Art Method That Indicates The Sueucs-ivo Domi Nance Of Several Artists. His ...
Palmitic Acid
Palmitic Acid, Cull3.202. One Of The Most Important Of The Fatty Acids. In A Pure State, When Crystallized From Alcohol, It Occurs In The Form Of Beautifully White Aeicular Crystals Ar Ranged In Tuft-like Groups. These Crystals Are Devoid Of Odor Or Taste, Communicate A Fatty Feel Ing To The ...
Palmyra
Palmy'ra (lat., From Gk. Itax.wpcf, Trans Lation Of Heb. Tadmiir, Tadmor, From Id Mil R. Palm-tree ) . The Greek Tadmor, Connected By Tradition With A City Built By King Solomon (i. Kings Ix. Is: 11. Chron. Viii. 4). An Ancient City In An Oasis Of The Syrian Desert, 150 ...
Palmyra Palm
Palmyra Palm (named From The City Of Palmyra In Syria), Borassus Flabellifer. A Species Of Palm With A Magnificent Crown Of Fan Shaped Leaves. It Oeeurs Throughout India And The Archipelago, And In Tropical \vest Africa. The Stein Attains A Height Of 20 To 100 Feet, And Tapers Slightly Upward. ...
Palolo
Palolo (pa.-15'16) Worm (samoan Name, Fijian Mbalolo Or Bo/o/u). One Of The Annelid Worms (eunice Viridis) Allied To Nereis, Which On A Certain Night In November Appears In Im Mense Numbers At The Surface Of The Shores Of The Samoan And Fiji Islands. It Is Than Collected As Food By ...
Palpitation
Palpitation (lat. Palpitatio, From Pal Pitare, To Throb, Frequentative Of Palpare, To Feel, Move Quickly). The Term Used To Signify Inor Dinately Forcible Pulsations Of The Heart, So As To Make Themselves Felt, And Frequently To Give Rise To A Most Troublesome And Disagreeable Seri F,ation. It May Be Either ...
Palzeonistus
Pa'l.zeonistus (xeo-lat., From Gk. Ra Nat6s, Pahrios, Ancient ± 6140-kos, 011isk Os, Fish Of The Cod Kind, Diminutive Of (ivor, Onus, Ass). A Geniis Of Fossil Actinopterygian Fishes Found In The Permian Rocks Of Europe. The Body Was Long And Slender, Covered With Regular Ganoid Scales, And Was Provided With ...
Pamir
Pamir, Pii-nn:t', Or The Pamirs (pers. Bunt I-daflyri, Roof Of The World). An Elevated Moun Tain Region In Central Asia, Forming In Greater Part The Southeastern Corner Of Russian Turkes Tan, And Bounded By Chinese Or East Turkestan On The East And Bokhara And Afghanistan On The West, While On ...
Pamphlet
Pamphlet (of Uncertain Etymology). A Small Honk, Whether Stitched Or Bound, With Or Without (-ovens, Writt(cta To Provoke Discussion On Some Topic Of Current Interest. On Its First Ap Pearance Among English Writers, The Word Seems To Have Been Used To Designate Any Bo(iklet, What Ever Its Aim. It Was ...
Pamplona
Pamplona, Pam-phina (often Called By English Writers Pampeluna, Piina'pe-)7)5'na). The Capital Of The Province Of Navarre (navar Ra), In Northern Spain, And In The Middle Ages Capital Of The Kingdom Of Navarre. It Is Situ Ated On An Eminence Dominating The Surrounding Plain Among The Foothills Of The Pyrenees, 16 ...
Pamunkey
Pamunkey, A Former Leading Tribe Of The Confederacy (q.v.) Of Virginia And One Of The Very Few Tribes Of The Atlantic Coast Region Of Tire 'united States Which Have Retained Their Organization. On The First Col Onization Of Virginia In 1607 They Were Estimated At Nearly Three Hundred Warriors, Being ...
Pan American Congress
Pan-american Congress. After The Failure Of (i • 1 F Held In For The Purpose Of Taking Inea.nrcs Looking Toward A (dose Union Among The .1nierican Republics For The Furtheranee Of Their Eoiniffon Weifarc, Various Efforts Followed At Intervals To Bring Together A Congress Of All The American States With ...
Pan American Exposition
Pan-american Exposition. An Ex Position Held In Buffalo. N. Y.. From May 1, To November 2, 1901. It Had For Its Purpose The Illustration Of The Progress Of Civilization In The Western Ilemislihere During The Nineteenth Cen Tury, And Was Originally Planned For 1898, But The War With Spain Intervened ...
Panama Canal
Panama Canal. The Projected Ship Canal Across The Isthmus Of Palla11111, Vonnecting The Atlantic And Pacific Oceans. The First Project For The Construction Of Such A Canal To Result In The Actual Beginning Of The Work Grew Out Of A Concession Granted By The 1;overnment Of Colom Bia To Lieut. ...
Panama Congress
Panama Congress. A Congress Of Dele Gates Respresenting Various Nations Of America, Which Met At Panama In .june. 18'26. For The Con Sideration Of Questions Of Common Interest. Soon After The Establishment Of The Independence Of The South And Central American Republics And Of Mexico, A Movement. Largely Under The ...
Panay
Panay, Ph-ni'. One Of The Philippine Isl Ands, The Westernmost Of The Visayan Group. It Lies Nearly In The Geographical Centre Of The Archipelago, And Is Bounded On The North By The Visayan Sea, On The East And Southeast By The Strait Of Guimarils, From 9 To 56 Miles Separating ...
Pandects
Pandects (lat. Pamicela, From Gk. Rap Pandekff's, All-receiving, From Vas, Pas, + 6execreat, Dechesthai, To Receive). The Leading Compilation Of The Roman Law, Made By The Direction Of The Emperor Justinian (q.v.). It Is Also Sometimes Known As The Digest. The Celebrated Justinian Code Had Previously Been Compiled By His ...
Panini
Panini, (fourth Century Mu.). The Greatest Of All The Grammarians Of India. Of His Life Very Little Is Known. Combined Evi Dence Fixes His Birthplace At Salatura, Near The Modern Town Of Attock, In The Extreme North Of The Punjab. According To A Verse In The Pan Catantra (q.v.) He ...
Panizzi
Panizzi, Pa-netts., Sir Antonio ( 1797 1879). Principal Librarian Of The British Mu Seum From 1856 To 1866. He Was Born September 16, 1797, At Breseello, In The Duchy Of Modena. Ile Studied At The University Of Parma, Gradu Ating In The Faculty Of Law In 1s1s. He Practiced In ...
Panjabi
Panjabi Pfin-jii'0) Language And Literature. The Modern Indian Language And Literature Of The Punjab (tv.). The 'pan Jabi Represents, Roughly Speaking, An Archaic Dialect Of Hindi, Supplemented By A Large Numts.r Of Loan-words From Arabic And Persian. Oa The Other Hand, The Infusion Of Sanskrit Loan-words (technically Called Fatsunia, Is ...
Pannonia
Panno'nia. A Province Of The Ancient Roman Empire, Bounded On The North And East By The Danube, And On The West By The Moun Tains Of Noricum, And On The South Reaching A Little Way Across The Save, And Thus Including Part Of Modern Hungary, Slavonia, And Parts Of Bosnia, ...
Panorama
Panorama (neo-lat., From Gk. Riie, Pas, All Bpapa, Borama, View, From Lipap, /loran, To See). A Pictorial Representation Of The Whole Surrounding Landscape As Seen From One Point. It Differs From A Painting In That The Latter Only Gives Part Of The Landscape, And Aims At Artistic Effect, Whereas The ...
Panslavism
Panslavism, Pfin-sliiv/iz'm (from Gk. Ray, Pa-s, All + Ger. S La Cc, Slav, From ()(hurch Slay. Slori, Nine, Russ. Slaryaninu Slav). The Term Applied To A Movement In Which Russia As The Great Slavic Nation Has Assumed The Leadership, For The Political And Cultural Union Of All Races Of Slavic ...
Pantheism
Pantheism (from Gk. A-fts, Pus, All + 8e6s, Thros, God). The Name Given Usually By Its Op Ponents, And With A Touch Of Odium Theological'', To Any System Of Speculation Which Identifies The Universe With God (aeosrism) Or God With The Universe. The Latter Kind Of Pantheism Is Further Subjected ...
Pantheon
Pantheon (lat., From Gk. Hapoccov, Pan Theion, Temple To All The Gods, Neu. Sg. Of Rciv Beats, Pantheios, Relating To All The Gods, From Ras, Pas, All -1- Olios, Thqios, Divine, From 8e6s, Theos, God). A Temple To All The Gods; Hence In Particular, The Greatest Of Such Temples At ...
Pantograph
Pantograph (from Gk. Eras, Pas, All Rypdcpecv, Graphein, To Write). An Instrument Used To Make An Outline Copy Of A Map, Design, Draw Ing, Or Other Picture Either At The Same Scale Or Larger Or Smaller. It Consists Of Four So Joined As To Form A Parallelogram. (inc Of The ...
Pantomime
Pantomime (lat. Pantomimus, From (1k. Ravrej./nlos, One Who Acts By Dancing And Dun H Show, All-imitating, From Ray, Pas, All Lthos, //limos, Imitator, From Inimeisthai, To Imitate). The Art Of Dramatic Representation Without Words, Through Expression By Attitudes And Gestures. Among The Romans The Term Pantomimus Was Applied To The ...
Paoli
Paoli, Pii'et-itt, Pasocaet; (1725-1507). A Corsican Patriot, Borti At Morosaglia. Ills Father, Having Taken A Leading Part In The Insur Rection Against The Genoese, Was Obliged To Flee To Naples In 1739. There Paoli Received An Excellent Education. In July, 17:55, He Was Sum Moned To Corsica, And Elected Captain-general ...
Papacy Of
Papacy (of. Papacic, From Ml. Papatia, Papal Office. From Lat. Papa, Pope, Bishop. Father: Reduplication Of Pa, An Early Infantile Utterance, Supposed To Apply To The Child's Father). The See Of Rome Considered As An Historic Institution, Claiming To Be The Head Of And Centre Of Unity For The Whole ...
Paper Of
Paper (of., Fr. Papier, From Lat. Papyrus, From Gk. Irdrupos, Papyrus, Papyrus). Although The Word 'paper' Is Derived From 'papyrus' (q.v.), Papyrus Is Not A Paper At All. And The Beginnings Of The Paper Industry Are Not Traced Back To It. But To The Genuine Paper Made By The Chi ...
Papias
Pa'pias (lat., From Gk. Ilarias). Bishop Of Hierapolis In Phrygia. He Flourished During The First Half Of The Second Christian Century, But The Dates Of His Birth And Death Are Un Known. He Is Said To Have Been A Companion Of Polyearp, And To Have Known Personally Some Of The ...
Papier Mache
Papier - Mache, (fr., Pulped Paper). A Tough, Plastic Material. Made From Paper-pulp. Or From Paper That Has Been Reduced To A Pulp, Mixed With Glue, Paste, Oil. Resin. Or Other Sizing. It Has Been In Use For More Than A Century In Europe, And It Is Not Improbable That ...
Papin
Papin, Pa'pan'. Denis 11c47-e.1714 . A French Physicist. Ile Was Born At Blois. Where, After Studying Inedici Op. Lie Practieed For Some Time As A Physician. His Devotion To Study And Research In Physical Science Dates From His Ac Quaintance With Huygens:. And Lie -.ill After Be Came The Pupil ...
Papineau
Papineau, Lot•is Joseph (1789 1871). A Canadian Orator And Political Agitator. He Was Born At Montreal, And Received His Edu Cation At The Seminar• Of Quebec, And Then En Tered Upon The Study Of Law. In 1809 He Was Elected To Represent The Constituency Of Kent In The Legislative Assembly ...
Pappenheim
Pappenheim, Pap'pen-him, Gottfried Heinrich, Count (1594-1632). One Of The Lead Ing Imperialist Generals In The Thirty Years' War. He Was Born At Pappenheim, Bavaria, May 29. 1594, Of An Old And Distinguished Swa Bian Family. He Studied At Altdorf And Tfibingen And Early Identified Himself With The Catholic Cause. He ...
Papyrograph
Papyr'ograph. See Copy' Ng Mactrixr.z. Papy'rus I Let.. From (1k. 7-ci,-epos. Papy Rus). A Genus Of Plants Of The Natural Order Cyperacere. Egyptian Papyrus (cypervs Papy Rus) Is A Kind Of Sedge 3 To 10 Feet High, With A Very Strong, Woody, Aromatic, Creeping Root, Long, Sharp-keeled Leaves, And Naked, ...
Para
Para. One Of The Largest And Commercially Most Important States Of Brazil, Occupying The Northeastern Part Of The Republic, And Bounded By The Guianas On The North, The Atlantic Ocean On The Northeast, The Brazilian States Of Maran Hilo And Goyaz On The East. Matto Gro--.0 On The South, And ...
Parable
Parable (or. Parable, Porolede. Fr. Paro Led', From Lat. Parabola. Purabole. Irom Gk. 7rapa0o)eo. Coin Pa R I-on. Ion. Pa Rable, Parabola. From Rapasdxxeip, Pqraballeit To Throw To Compare. From Rap& Para. Beside, In'• 1-011d 1 Ballein, To Throw). A Short Nar Rative, Founded Upon Any Real Event In Nature ...
Parabola
Parabola (neo-lat., From Gk. Rapagovi, Par/11)w, Comparison. Juxtaposition, Parable, Pa Rabola). A Conic Section Cut By A Plane Parallel To The Element Of The Cone. When The Plane Coincides With Its Parallel Element, The Parabola As Sumes The Limiting Form Of A Straight Line. The Parabola May Also Be De ...
Paracelsus
Paracel'sus. The Assumed Name Of Phi Lippus Aureolus Paracelsus Theophrastus 1;0111 Instils Von Polienheim (141)0 Or 93-1541). A German Physician And Chemist. Ile Was Born At Einsiedeln, Switzerland, The Son Of A Physician And Chemist, Wilhelm Bombast Von Ilolleitheim; He Received His Early Education From His Father, And At Sixteen ...
Parachute
Parachute, (fr. Parachute, From Ml. Parare, To Guard Against, Prevent, Lat. Parare, To Prepare + Fr. Chute, Fall. Of. Citrate, Chcoile. It. Calluta, Fall, From Lat. Cadere, To Fall). A Device For The Purpose Of Diminishing The Veloc Ity Of A Falling Body And Used By Aeronauts As A Means ...
Parade
Parade (fr. Parade, Show, Halt On Horse Back, From $p., Port. Parada, Halt, Parade, Front War, To Halt, Prepare, From Lat. Parare, To Prepare; Connected With Fropov, Cporon, I Pre Pared). In Its Original Sense, A Prepared Ground, But Applied Also To The Courtyard Of A Castle Or Fortification, And ...
Paradise Of
Paradise ( Of.. Fr. Paradis. From Lat. Paradisus, From Gk. Rapdaetcros, Paradeisos, Park, Paradise. From Av, Pairida(za. Inclosure). A Word Found In The Old Testament And In Creek Writers From Xenophon On, As A Term For The Great Hunting And Pleasure Parks Of The Per Sian Kings. It Is The ...
Paraffin
Paraffin (fr. Parallim , From Lat. Parain, Little + Uffinis. Akin, From Fol. To — Linl.ds End). A. Hard, White. Wax-like Substance Largely Used For The Manufacture Of Candles. A Small Amount Of Stearin Being Added To Render The Candle Translucent. Paraffin Is Used. Besides. In Making Matches. In Preserving ...
Paraguay
Paraguay, Pitea-gwfi Or Inland Republic Of South America, Bounded On The North By Bolivia And Brazil, On The West And South By Argentina, And On The East By Argentina And Brazil. It Is Bisected By The Tropic Of Capricorn. It Has An Area Of 98,000 Square Miles, Being About As ...
Paraguay River
Paraguay River. A River Of South America, The Largest Tributary Of The Parana (q.v.). It Rises On The Plateau Of Matto Grosso And Flows In A General Southward Direction, At First Wholly In Brazil. Then On The Boundary Be Tween Brazil And Bolivia. Then Through The Cen Tre Of Paraguay, ...
Parallax
Par'allax (from Gk. :rctocancl..i(s. Parai Laxis. Alternation. From 77-apax \ A,r,reo, Parallaa Sein, To Make Alternate, From Tapd, Para. Beside Da.nritc-ecv, Allfmsrin. To Alter, From D‘nos. Other). The Apparent Di-placement Of An Object Caused By A Change Of Place Of The Observer. When An Object At M (fig. 1) Is ...
Paralysis
Paralysis (lat., From Gk. Rapdxvats, Palsy. Paralysis, From Rapavav, Pa Ralyein, To Disable The Side, From Rapd, Pare, Beside, Beyond + View, Lyein, To Loose), Sometimes Called Pal Sy. A Loss, More Or Less Complete, Of The Power Of Motion. By Some Writers The Term Is Made To Include Loss ...
Parana
Parana, Pa'ra-na'. The Largest River Of South America After The Amazon. And One Of The Great Rivers Of The World. It Is Formed By The Confluence Of The Paranahyba And The Rio Grande In Southern Brazil At The Common Boundary Point Of The States Of Matto Grosso, A ;env..., And ...
Paranoia
Par'anoi'a (neo-lat., From Gk. Rapciroca, Madness, From 7aparosiv, Puranoein, To Be De Ranged, From Rrapii, Pure, Beside, Beyond + Retie, ?wein, To Think). A Chronic Form Of Insanity In Which For Many Years The Intellect Of The Patient Remains Unimpaired, Though Dominated By A Sys Tematized Delusion. There Is Almost ...
Parasitic Diseases
Parasitic Diseases. An Important Subdivision In The Classification Of Disease. (see Nosolocr.) In These Diseases Certain Morbid Conditions Are Induced By The Presence And Vital Activities Of Various Low Forms Of Animal Or Vegetable Life, Which Have Found Lodgment And Subsistence In Some Ti--ue Or Organ. Or Upon Some Surface ...
Parchment Of
Parchment (of.. Fr. Porchyinin, From La T. P, Rgaininn, P Rya No A',, From Gk. :nip Parchment, From Ii P?rzptiror, Rya Inr.nos, Lating To Pergamus, From Ily;upor, I I Yr, Apov, Pcruamon, A City Of In Minor,w Hence Parchment Was Originally Brought , And Velluni ( From Of. Rchn, Fr. ...
Parcze
Par'cze (lat.. Fates; Connected With Parcre, To Forth. Hence Originally Farce, A God Dess Of Childbirth: Later Associated By Popular Etymology With Pars, Part. Identified With The Gk. Moipa, Moira. And Then Tripled Into Three Parca' To Correspond To The Three 3loipar. Or Fates). The Name Given By The Roman ...
Pardon Of
Pardon (of., Fr. Pardon, From Ml. Poi Donum, Pardon, From Perdonarc, To Grant, Lat. Per, Through Donare, To Give, From Donum, Gift). An Act Of Grace, Exercised By A Com Petent Authority, Remitting The Penalty Imposed By Law Upon A Person Who Is Either Guilt.% Or Accused Of A Crime ...
Pare
Pare, Pa'rfi', Ambroise ( 1517-90). A French Surgeon. Born At Laval. Departim Nt Of :%laycline. Ile Was Apprenticed To A Barber In Paris. Swilled Anatomy And And In I511 Entered The Army As A Suroc-on. During The Inilitar3 Opera Tions In Italy He Acquired A Great Reputation As A Skillful ...
Parini
Parini, Pa-re'ne, Giuseppe (1729-99). An Italian Poet. Born At Bosio, May 23, 1729. Af Ter The Appearance Of His First Verses He Was Made A Member Of The Accademia Dei Trasfor Mati, And He Was Admitted Into A Branch Of The Arcadia. Ile Became A Priest In 1734. From 1773 ...
Paris
Paris, Fr. Pron. The Metropolis Of And The Capital Of The Department Of Seine, Situated On The River Seine, 110 Miles In A Direct Line From Its Mouth, Latitude 48° 50' N., Longitude 2° 20' E. With Its Suburbs, Comprised In The Arrondissements Of Saint-denis And Sceanx, Paris Forms The ...
Paris_2
Paris (lat., From Gk. Ilapes, Of Unknown Etymology), Also Known As Alexander. In Greek Legend, The Second Son Of Priam, King Of Troy, And Hecuba, And Cause Of The Trojan War. His Mother Dreamed That She Gave Birth To A Fire Brand, Which Set The Whole City On Fire, A ...
Paris_3
Paris, Pieri7is', Gaston (l S39-1!103) . A French Philolo,r4ist, Born At Avony, Son Of Paulin Paris. Ile Studied 11ornanee Philology For Two Years At Gottingen And Bonn, Where He Was For A While Associated With The Illustrious Founder Of Modern Romance Philology, Friedrieh Diet. Having Gone Back To France, He ...
Parish School
Parish School. A Term Applied To In Stitutions Located In The District Called The Parish. In The Eapitulary Of 7s9 Charles The (rent Directed Every Monastery To Have Its School Where Boys Might Be Taught The Psalms, The System Of Musical Notation, Singing. Arithmetic. And Gram Mar. Such Schools Would, ...
Parish Of
Parish (of. Parosse, Paroiche, Fr. Paroisse, From Lat. Parmcia, Parocia, From Gk. Rapoada, Paroikia, Ecclesiastical District, From Irdpoisos, Paroikos, Neighboring, From Rapd, Pars, Beside. Beyond Ohm, Oikos, House). A Division Either Of Territory Or Population, Originally Ecclesias Tical, But In Some Places Also Civil. The Word In Its Greek Form ...
Park
Park, Al Un(70 (1771-1800). An Eminent African Explorer. He Was Born Near Selkirk, In Scotland. Was Educated In Edinburgh Univer Sity, And Devoted His Attention Particularly To The Study Of Surgery, In 1792 He Went To The East Indies As A Surgeon In The Sea Service Of The East India ...
Parker Theodore 1810 601
Parker. Theodore (1810-601. An \ Meri Can Preacher, Scholar. And Reformer. He \•as Born In Lexington. Mass.. August 24, 141o. His Father Was Farmer And Mechanic, And Lie Son Shared Actively In His Occupations In The Intervals Of Study At The District School And Lexington Academy. Be Entered Earvard College ...
Parkersburg
Par'kersburg. A City And The County. Seat Of Wood County, W. Va.. 98 Miles Southwest Of Wheeling, On The Ohio River, At The Month Of The Little Kanawha, And On The Baltimore And Ohio, The Baltimore And Ohio Southwestern, And The Ohio River Railroads (slap: West Virginia, C 2). It ...
Parkes
Parkes. Piirks, Sir Smith (1828 85). A British Diplomatist, Born In The Parish Of Bloxwich, Near Walsall, In Staffordshire. Eng Land. Left An Orphan In Tender Years. He Was Educated At Edward's Grammar School, Birmingham. In 1841 He Went To Macao. China. By His Enerpy And Diligence He Rose To ...
Parks
Parks. The System Embraces About 4000 Acres. Public Interest Has Been Aroused Of Late In The Development Also Of Parkways. William Penn Expressed The Desire To Make Philadelphia A 'greene Country Towne;' And His Surveyor Bohm Placed On The Plan. Near Its Four Angles, Rectangu Lar Open Spaces, Now Logan ...
Parks And Playgrounds
Parks And Playgrounds. The Term Park Is Here Used To Denote A Tract Of Ground Set Apart For Public Use And Enjoyment. A Grassy Expanse, Large Or Small, Stocked With Shade Trees, And Used For Rest And Recreation, Is A Park, Whether It Be As Formal As At Ver Sailles, ...
Parlement
Parlement. The Name Borne In France. Before The Revolution, By A Number Of Local Tri Bunals Whieh Exercised A Great Influenee On The Governum•nt In Fields Other Than The Judicial. The Parlement Of Paris. The Most Influential And Cele Brated Of The French Parlements, Is Generally Sup Posed To Have ...