1000000030

(¡,,·C!

us. dut af,er ,h" r" e"pti"" of thc SaGinc, into

R"me.

h~ cnerc~("d

11>

fix

thouf.md

Th~

comOlon

oumb" r atterl'l.trds. in the lidl times

the f,ee

fI.te,

"'as four thouf.,,,d ; hut in the war with Ilanoibal, it

Ar0tt to live

tho.r.od

; aod atter this it is probablethat

it (uok ' S3ln to four

thouf.ud

, or four t1,ouf. od tlVO

hundrcd, ",hieh

w~s

the nU r.1Uer io the time of Polr–

bius .

LEG ISLATOR, a law)lim , or pelfon who eOaulin,es

the polity and lalVs of a Om . Soeh was

Mol~l,

. –

mong the JelVs; Lyeurgus, amoog Ihe Laced3!lllo–

oiaos,

6r.

LEGITIMATION, ao

wherebyillegitimate ehildrco

are reodered legitimMe.

LEGITl~'IE,

SCOIS

law, tha, nm e of the move ·

able

eíre~s

belooging tO

hufhand aod ",ife; whieh

upoo Ihe hufh,nd's de'th falls to Ihe ehildreo. See

IV ,

Tit. xxviii. 5

l. EG UME. See [J OTA NY, p.

637.

LEGUMINOUS. an appellalion giveo

all plants

IIIhofe fruit is

Jegume

LEICESTER, Ihe eounly·lolllOof LeieeOerlhire.

feods llVOmembm to parliameol.

long.

1°

S',

aod N. I.t.

p O

40"

LEIN INGEN ,

lown o( Germany, Ceventeen miles

foulh of

orms.

LEI NSTER,

provinee 01 ¡reland, lhe capital 01

whieh il Dublin.

LEIPSIC, a rieh . nd populous eily of Germao!', in the

tircle of Upper S.xony and provinee of Mifnia:

long. Il

40 '

N. I. t. Sl olO'.

LEITH. a port-IOllln of Scorland, aboul til'O miles

nonh of Edinburgh.

LEMBURG, LEOPOLIS, a eily of PolanJ, and

e~pi

tal of the pro.inee of Red Ru!iia:

long. l4°, N.

lato

49°.

LEMMA , in mathemalies, a propofilion IIIhieh fems

pre.iouOy to prepare Ihe lIIay for Ihe moreeafy appre–

heofionof the demonfl ralion of lome Iheorem, or eoo–

n,,·tlion of fome problem.

LEMN.'\ , in bouny, a genus of Ihe monreei. diandria

claCs. Tire eah of bOlh male and

fem.le

confins of.

one leaf; n.ilher of them have '1ny corolla; the fe–

male has one Oylu!, and Ihe c'pf"l. eonfins o( one

eell. Tlte,e

are

four fpeeies. th,ee of .which are na–

. tivesof B,ilain,

viz.

tire triCnlea, o, ivy.leaved.duck's·

m(at ; the minoro o, leaO duck's mm

and Ihepolyr–

hila, or greater dllek"-D,ea¡.

LEMNOS, an

iO.nd

of Ihe ArchipclJgo, fituated folty–

miles Coulh·..ell o( theenmnce of the Hellelpont ;

loo.

~6°,

N. lal. 29°.

LEMON, inhotany. Src

C' TRl'S.

LEMONADE. a liquor prep.rcd of waler, ft'gar,

and lelllon or citroo juice: il is very cooling .odsrm·

fuI.

.MUR, in loolngy, • genu: of quadrupeds belong·

ioS

Ihe ordu of prin,JlCs. Ihe chara{\m of "lrielt

are ,hefe: Thm

are

four lore te<lh in the IIpper jalll,

the inlermedille oncs

IrCIII~

renrole; .od fix long, com–

prrlfed. pa,.lIe1 tw lr illlhe under jdlV; Ilre do¡: tcelh

a,e fnlita,y,

. nd

,11e.

~rin,krs

are fomewbat Inbmd.

Ther. are fi ve fl'lClI",

rizo

VOL.

11.

No. 67.

L E N

1 h~

lardisradu" is a Cmall an:mJI, about eight

inches long; .nel is found in Ceylon. The he;d

roundilh, \Vitha pronllnent nofe ; Ilre legs are loog and

Ihiek ; andthefm refembleIhok of

monkey; thee)'es

are round, andncar each other ; IhoeatS are long, alld

fi,uúe ve,y I"wonlhe he:rd., Tire hair on the tup of

thehcad , .he ears, thencek, Ihe fhoulders, Ihe b>lk,

the fides, aod tire OUle, parts uf Ihe Ihighs and legs,

a,e o( a reddinl alh·culour; Ihm is a wlrite line bt·

tlllixl Ihe ears; Ihe IInder jaw, lhe Ihro.., thebreall,

and the belly, are mixed " ilhwhile and an. nt eolour.

has no tail. This animal is 01a vtryfi 0su lar Con–

Orll~ioo .

is perlups longer in proportion

its

thicknefs Ihan any olher qlladluped: But its oatu,.1

hiOory is bUI imperfetlly known.

l . The mongoz, is of

greyifh colour . bove, and

white below; hl<body is abuuI a fool and a half ia

Icngtlt ; and Ihe lail is

long as the body. This ani–

nul is very troubl,fomewhenkept in a domeOie

{late.

Helakes cvery opponunilyof efeaping, .nd Bies

che

woods in queOof fruils, andit is verydiflieult

etteh

him . He bites in a cruel manner thofe wilh whom

be is leall aequainled. Hehas agreal averfioo

eold

and moillu,e. He lives upon bread and fruilS. His

OIotions a,e brifk and lively.

is a native of Mada–

gafear.

The

mae.eo

has alongt.lil, wilh about

alter–

nate ,ings of blaek and white, and a barbed collar.

He is abollt a fool and four ineh., long, aod Ihe lail

is longer Ihan thebody. His general figure verymueh

refembles Ihat of a mookey, exeepling the head, "hieh

rom~wh

.. triangular. Themocaeo isabeautiful and

eleganl animal. Althoughhis figul erefembles Ihemon–

kcy,

hi~

diCpofilionsandm. noers are verydiffm nt.

i, geode and iooírenfivein adomellie

11m .

natural

nate, he is fond of foeielY: In Ihe iOand of Mada–

gafear, troopsof

o( themare gen

era

yfound

IOgether iDIhe lIIoods.

The cana has likewirealong lail, lVilh black . nd

whiterings. Thisis a

w y

gendeanimal; illives upon

frui" aod rOOIS ; its mOlion is

0 0111 ;

.nd it makes apla–

cid murmuriog noiCe like acato

is likewife a native

01 Madagafcar.

The volaos, rerembles a bal, being

furni!h~d

~ilh

• Orong mCOIbrarle, like that animal, by whieh

it is eoablcd

By.

is • native of Afia; but ilS

hinory is not ruffltiendy knowo.

LEMURIA, afellivaloflheaneienlRomans, folemniwl

on the ninth of May, topaelfy Ihe manes of lhedcad,

\\Oho were lhe lemures or phantoms Ihal eame in the

ni~ht

tOlormenl Ihe living

LEN.'\., • &,eat livor of Siberia runniog nonh fromN.

lal.

5So l072° .

LEN.tA

, ill

anli~uil y,

a fenival of BAtChus, (¡ roamed

Len:!:us from • vine.prefs. Befides the uCuJI cere–

moni"s at f..

(I,

fae,ed

10'

Ihis gl1.1 . il \Vas remarkable

for puetical eonlcntions, aod mgedies a&ed at Ihil

liOl:

LENS. in dinptrirs, properly fignifics a f0l311 roundint

~1.Cs

o( Ihe figure of a I<nlil ; hUI is extended lO .oy

"plie gl.ICs, nUl vcr"y Ihick. wlllch cilher euJlells Ihe

r.tys

01'

lieht into a POilll, in Iheir

ratr.&C

Ihruuch

,r,