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LAGOS , a seaport of See also:southern See also:Portugal, in the See also:district of See also:Faro (formerly the See also:province of See also:Algarve); on the See also:Atlantic Ocean, and on the See also:estuary of the small See also:river Lagos, here spanned by a See also:fine See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone See also:bridge. Pop. (1900) 8291. The See also:city is defended by fortifications erected in the 17th See also:century. It is supplied with See also:water by an See also:aqueduct 800 yds. See also:long. The See also:harbour is deep, capacious, and completely sheltered on the See also:north and See also:west; it is frequently visited by the See also:British Channel See also:fleet. Vines and See also:figs are extensively cultivated in the neighbourhood, and Lagos is the centre of important sardine and See also:tunny See also:fisheries. Its See also:trade is chiefly carried on by small See also:coasting vessels, as there is no railway. Lagos is on or near the site of the See also:Roman Lacobriga. Since the 15th century it has held the formal See also:rank and See also:title of city. Cape St See also:Vincent, the See also:ancient Promontorium Sacrum, and the See also:south-western extremity of the See also:kingdom, is 22 m. W. It is famous for its connexion with See also:Prince See also:- HENRY
- HENRY (1129-1195)
- HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
- HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
- HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
- HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
- HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
- HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
- HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
- HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
- HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
- HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
- HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
- HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)
Henry (q.v.), the Navigator, who here founded the See also:town of Sagres in 1421; and for several British See also:naval victories, the most celebrated of which was won in 1797 by See also:Admiral Jervis (afterwards See also:Earl St Vincent) over a larger See also:Spanish See also:squadron. In 1759 Admiral See also:Boscawen defeated a See also:French fleet off Lagos. The See also:great See also:earthquake of 1755 destroyed a large See also:part of the city.
LA See also:- GRACE (Fr. grace, Lat. gratia, from grates, beloved, pleasing; formed from the root cra-, Gr. xav-, cf. xaipw, x6p,ua, Xapts)
- GRACE, WILLIAM GILBERT (1848– )
GRACE, or See also:LES See also:GRACES, a See also:game invented in See also:France during the first See also:quarter of the 19th century and called there le jeu See also:des Graces. It is played with two See also:light sticks about 16 in. long and a wicker See also:ring, which is projected into the See also:air by placing it over the sticks crossed and then separating them rapidly. The ring is caught upon the stick of another player and thrown back, the See also:object being to prevent it from falling to the ground.
LA See also:GRAND' See also:COMBE, a town of southern France, in the See also:department of See also:Gard on the Gardon, 39 M. N.N.W. of See also:Nimes by See also:rail. Pop. (1906) town, 6406; See also:commune, 11,292. There are extensive See also:coal mines in the vicinity.
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