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Lucerne, Lion of. See LION OF
LUCERNE.

Luchsberg. [Lynx Mountain.] A
remarkable natural curiosity in
the shape of a disintegrated and
phosphorescent mountain near
Alexandersbad, on the route be-
tween Frankfurt and Carlsbad in
Germany. The phenomenon is
probably owing either to an
earthquake, or to the peculiar
structure of the rocks, and the
action of the atmosphere upon
them.

Luck of Edenhall. This name is given to a drinking-vessel long and carefully preserved at Edenhall, in Cumberland, England. It is traditionally said to have been stolen from the elves at one of their banquets, by a member of the ancient family of Musgrave, or, according to some accounts, by one of their domestics. The fortunes of the house are, or at least were, believed to depend upon its preservation.

"If that glass do break or fall,

Farewell to the luck of Edenhall.'

It is described as a tall enamelled glass, apparently of Venetian workmanship of the tenth century; and it is supposed to have been a chalice belonging to St. Cuthbert's ruined chapel, in the neighborhood of the hall. Longfellow has translated from the German poet Uhland a pretty ballad about the "Luck of Edenhall."

One legend connected with this curious heirloom relates that the butler having gone to the well of St. Cuthbert found there a group of fairies, and this remarkable goblet standing on the brink of the well. He seized it; and the fairies, having tried in vain to recover it, fled, exclaiming,

"If this glass do break or fall,

Farewell the luck of Edenhall."
The letters I. H. S. are inscribed on
the case containing the cup, hence the
surmise that it was originally a chal-
ice.

For its keeper takes a race of might,
The fragile goblet of crystal tall;"
It has lasted longer than is right;

As the goblet ringing flies apart,
Suddenly cracks the vaulted hall;
And through the rift, the wild flames

start:

The guests in dust are scattered all,
With the breaking Luck of Edenhall!

Lucretia. A picture by Albert
Dürer (1471-1528), the German
painter. In the Gallery of Mu-
nich, Bavaria.

Lucretia. A picture by Jacopo
Palma, called Palma Vecchio
(1480 ?-1548 ?). In the Belvedere
Gallery, Vienna, Austria.

Lucretia. A picture by Rembrandt
van Ryn (1607-1669), the Dutch
painter. Now in possession of
Mrs. Butler Johnstone, London.
Ludgate. Anciently one of the
principal gates of the city of Lon-
don. Its traditional name is de-
rived from the mythical British
king Lud (66 B.C.), who is said
by Geoffrey of Monmouth to have
built it. Ludgate Hill is the
name of the great street, one of
the most crowded thoroughfares
in London, extending from Bridge
Street to St. Paul's.

Ludgate Hill. See LUDGATE.

Cheapside, the Strand, Fleet Street, and
Ludgate Hill,

Each name a very story in itself.
Robert Leighton.

Ludgate

Prison. A celebrated prison for poor debtors in London, taken down in 1760-62. Ludlow Castle. An ancient castle in Ludlow, county of Salop, England, of which fine remains exist.

"Sir Philip Sidney, the preuz chevalier of his age, the poet, and lover of letters and men of letters, was no doubt a frequent resident in Ludlow Castle, and probably there collected at times around him the Spensers and the Raleighs and the other literary stars of the day." Thomas Wright.

I must hold Ludlow Castle an honest house, for which Milton's "Comus" was written, and the company nobly bred, which performed it with knowledge and sympathy. Emerson.

Ludovisi Juno. See JUNO, and also VILLA LUDOVISI.

Kling! klang!-with a harder blow than Ludovisi, Villa. See VILLA LU

all

Will I try the Luck of Edenhall!

DOVISI.

Ludwigstrasse. [Louis Street.] A noted street in Munich, Bavaria, with magnificent buildings. Lueg Castle. A remarkable castle constructed in a cavern near the grotto of Adelsberg, in Southern Austria. It was built in 1570. It can only be approached by steps cut in the rock, by ladders and drawbridges. It has served as a mysterious place of retreat for centuries.

Luke, St. See ST. LUKE.

Lumley Castle. A seat of the Earl of Scarborough, near Durham, England.

Lundy's Lane. A locality in the province of Ontario, Canada. It was the scene of a battle between the United States forces and the British in 1814, resulting in the defeat of the latter.

The courage which girls exhibit is like a battle of Lundy's Lane, or a sea-fight. Emerson.

Lung' Arno. [Along the Arno.] The celebrated street and thoroughfare of Florence, Italy, extending along the right bank of the river, the Arno, which divides the city. Also the principal

street in Pisa, Italy.

Who, that remembers Florence, does not remember well the San Miniato in Monte, towering on its lofty eminence above the city, and visible along the Lung' Arno from the Ponte alle Grazie to the Ponte alla Carraja? Mrs. Jameson.

Lurlei. See LORELEI

Lute Player. A picture by Michelangelo Amerighi, called Caravaggio (1569-1609). In the Lichtenstein Collection, Vienna, Austria. See LADY WITH THE LUTE.

Luther's Beech. A magnificent tree which formerly stood near Liebenstein, Germany, on the borders of the Thuringian forest, and was celebrated as the tree under which the reformer was seized on his return from Worms, and carried to the prison of the Wartburg.

Luther's Cell. A room in the Augustine convent in Erfurt, Ger

many, memorable as the apartment in which the great reformer lived while a monk, and which contains his Bible and other interesting relics.

Luther's Elm Tree. A tree near Worms, Germany, famous from the tradition that the great reformer rested under it on his memorable journey to the city. Luther's House. A mansion in Wittenberg, Germany, where the reformer lived after his marriage, and which is carefully preserved in an almost unaltered condition. It contains various interesting relics.

Luton-Hoo. Formerly the seat of the Marquis of Bute, near Bedford, England. It was destroyed by fire in 1843.

"This is one of the places I do not regret having come to see. It is a very stately palace indeed. The dignity of the rooms is very great, and the quanti ty of the pictures is beyond expectation -beyond hope." Dr. Johnson.

Luxembourg. See MUSÉE DU LUXEMBOURG and PALAIS DE LUXEM

BOURG.

Luxor.

See OBELISK OF LUXOR and TEMPLE OF LUXOR.

Lycabettus. A rocky conical hill of considerable height, about one mile north-east of the Acropolis, and forming a striking feature in the scenery of Athens, Greece. This hill is said to have been dropped here, that it might serve as a bulwark of Athens, by Pallas Minerva, who, at the birth of Erichthonius, the ancient king of Attica, came from her temple at Pallené, and bore this hill through the air in her arms as a birthday gift. It is now known as the mountain of ST. GEORGE.

"This hill is to the Grecian capital what Vesuvius is to Naples, or Arthur's Seat to Edinburgh; from its summit Athens and its neighborhood lie unrolled before the eye as in a map." Murray.

Lyceum. A famous school in ancient Athens, where the philos

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Sir Charles Fellows from Xanthus, in Lycia, Asia Minor, in 1841, and now deposited in a room specially devoted to the purpose in the British Museum, London. [Called also the Lycian Marbles.] Lyon's Inn. A seminary of legal learning in London- one of the nine inns of chancery. Lyon's Inn, once a hostelry, was destroyed in 1863.

They cut his throat from ear to ear, His brains they battered in; His name was Mr. William Weare, He dwelt in Lyon's Inn. Lysicrates. See CHORAGIC MONUMENT OF LYSICRATES.

Lyversberg Passion. A painting of the Passion, or suffering of Christ, attributed to Israel von Meckenen (1440-1503), but really by an unknown master. It derives its name from having been owned by Herr Lyversberg. At Cologne, Germany.

Mabille. See JARDIN MABILLE.

M.

Macaroni Club. A company of eccentric fops who flourished in

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traordinary a natural marvel does not

exist in the British dominions."

OF MACHPELAH.

Mr. and Mrs. Hall.

England in the eighteenth cen- Machpelah, Cave of. See CAVE tury. They dressed in the most fantastic manner. One of their most noticeable peculiarities was wearing a large knot of hair upon the back of the head. Their name was derived from their having always upon the dinner-table a dish of macaroni, then a novelty in England. For a time these eccentric young men were the leaders of fashion in London. Every thing, from the costume of the clergy to the music at public entertainments, was à la Maca

Mad Margery. [Dutch, De dulle Griete.] An enormous piece of ordnance preserved at Ghent, Belgium. It is made of wrought iron, and was used by the citizens of Ghent at the siege of Oudenarde in 1382.

roni.

"A winter without politicseven our Macaronis entertain the town with nothing but new dresses, and the size of their nosegays. They have lost all their money, and exhausted their credit, and can no longer game for £20,000 a night." Horace Walpole. Macbeth's Cairn. This is supposed to be on the spot where Macbeth, flying from his castle at Dunsinane, was slain by Macduff. See DUNSINANE HILL. Macedonian, The. A British frigate captured in the war of 1812 by the United States frigate Constitution.

McGill Street. A main thorough-
fare in Montreal, Can.

McHenry, Fort. See FORT MC-
HENRY.

M'Swine's Gun. A natural curi-
osity in the county of Donegal,
Ireland. It is a prodigious cavity
into which the tide rushes with
such force as to produce a sound
capable, it is said, of being heard
distinctly a distance of between
20 and 30 miles, and shooting up
a shaft of water some hundreds of
feet into the air.

Madama, Villa. See VILLA MA

DAMA.

Madame Tussaud's Exhibition. A famous exhibition of waxwork figures in London. It is situated in Baker Street.

"Many of these, especially those relating to the French Revolution, were modelled from life, or death, by Madame Tussaud, who was herself imprisoned and in danger of the guillotine, with Madame Beauharnais and her child Hortense as her associates."

Hare.

Madeleine, The. This church is one of the most beautiful buildings in Paris. It was begun by Louis XV., and completed in the reign of Louis Philippe. It is of Grecian architecture. The principal façade looks upon the Rue Royale and the Place de la Concorde, and is very magnificent. The interior of the church is richly decorated in gilt and marble. It contains many paintings and sculptures illustrative of the life of the Magdalene. In May, 1871, 300 insurgents were driven by the Versailles troops into this church and there killed.

"The most sumptuous fane ever erected to her [the Magdalen's] special honor is that which, of late years, has arisen in the city of Paris. The church, or rather temple, of La Madeleine stands an excelling monument, if not

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