See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

LAKE OF See also:

• LAKE OF GARDA (the Lacus Benacus of the Romans)

GARDA (the Lacus Benacus of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans)  , the most easterly and the most extensive of the See also:

• GREAT

great Lombard lakes, being only surpassed in the Alpine region by those of See also:

• GENEVA
• GENEVA (Fr. Geneve, Ger. Genf, Ital. Ginevra, Late Lat. Gebenna, though Genava in good Latin)
• GENEVA, LAKE OF

Geneva and See also:

• CONSTANCE
• CONSTANCE (Ger. Konstanz or Costnitz)
• CONSTANCE, COUNCIL OF
• CONSTANCE, LAKE OF (called by the Romans Lacus Brigantinus or lake of Bregenz, and now usually named in German Bodensee, as well as the " Swabian Sea ")

Constance . See also:

• SAVE, or SAVA (Ger. Sau; Hungarian Szdva; Lat. Savus)

Save the extreme See also:

• NORTHERN

northern extremity (See also:

• RIVA

Riva, which was secured from See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice by See also:

• TIROL (or TYROL 1)

Tirol in 1517), the whole See also:

• LAKE
• LAKE, GERARD LAKE, 1ST VISCOUNT (1744-1808)

lake is See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian, being divided between the provinces of See also:

• VERONA
• VERONA, CONGRESS OF

Verona and See also:

• BRESCIA
• BRESCIA (anc. Brixia)

Brescia . Its broad See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

basin orographically represents the See also:

• SOUTHERN

southern portion of the valley of the See also:

• ADIGE (Ger. Etsch, anc. Athesis)

Adige, though that See also:

• RIVER

river now flows through a narrow See also:

• TRENCH, RICHARD CHENEVIX (1807-1886)

trench which is separated from the lake by the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long narrow See also:

• RIDGE (a word. common to many Teutonic languages, meaning " back," whether of a man or an animal, cf. German Rucke)
• RIDGE, WILLIAM PETT (1864- )

ridge of the See also:

• MONTE

Monte Baldo (7277 ft.) . Nowadays the lake is fed by the Sarca, that flows in at its See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

north end from the glaciers of the Adamello, while at the southern extremity of the lake the Mincio flows out, on its way to join the Po . The See also:

• AREA

area of the lake is about 143 sq. m., its length is 321 m., its greatest breadth is about 10 m., the height of its See also:

• SURFACE

surface above See also:

• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea-level is 216 ft. and the greatest See also:

• DEPTH

depth yet measured is 1916 ft . Its upper or northern end is narrow, but between See also:

• GARDA, LAKE OF (the Lacus Benacus of the Romans)

Garda (E.) and Salo (W.) the lake expands gradually into a nearly circular basin, which at the southern extremity is divided into two parts by the long See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low promontory of Sermione, that projects from the southern See also:

• SHORE

shore between Peschiera and Desenzano . Owing to this See also:

• CON

con-formation the lake is much exposed to sudden and violent winds, which See also:

• VIRGIL (PUBLIUS VERGILIUS MARC)
• VIRGIL, POLYDORE (c. 1470-1555)

Virgil alludes to in his well-known See also:

• LINE

line (Georg. ii. line 160): fluctihus et fremitu assurgens, Benace, marine . The most dangerous of these winds is the Borea or Suer, that sweeps down from the north as through a See also:

• FUNNEL (through an O. Fr. founil, found in Breton, from Lat. infundibulum, that through which anything is poured, from fundere, to pour)

funnel . In the southern portion of the lake the Vinessa, an E.S.E. See also:

• WIND
• WIND (a common Teut. word, cognate with Skt. vats, Lat. ventus, cf. " weather," to be of course distinguished from to " wind," to coil or twist, O.Eng. windan, cf. "wander," "wend," &c.)

wind, is most dreaded . The Ora is a See also:

• REGULAR

regular wind coming from the See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

east which, on reaching the frontier of See also:

• NAVARRE (Span. Navarra)

Navarre, and once against the See also:

• TURKS

Turks on the See also:

• DANUBE (Ger. Donau, Hungarian Duna, Rumanian Dunarea, Lat. Danubius or Danuvius, and in the lower part of its course Ister)

Danube, till 1530 . His countrymen made him the See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero of many See also:

• MUNCHAUSEN, BARON

Munchausen-like stories of See also:

• PERSONAL

personal prowess . It was said that he held a See also:

• BRIDGE

bridge single-handed against 200 Frenchmen, that he stopped the See also:

• WHEEL (0. Eng. hweol, hweohl, &c., cognate with Icel. hjol, Dan. hiul, the Indo-European root is seen in Sanskrit chakra, Gr. r in Aos, circle, whence " cycle ")
• WHEEL, BREAKING ON THE

wheel of a See also:

• WATER

water-See also:

• MILL
• MILL (O. Eng. mylen, later myln, or miln, adapted from the late Lat. molina, cf. Fr. moulin, from Lat. mola, a mill, molere, to grind; from the same root, mol, is derived " meal;" the word appears in other Teutonic languages, cf. Du. molen, Ger. muhle)
• MILL, JAMES (1773-1836)
• MILL, JOHN (c. 1645–1707)
• MILL, JOHN STUART (1806-1873)

mill, and so forth .

In the " Brief See also:

• SUMMARY

Summary " of his See also:

• LIFE

life and deeds attributed to him, and printed at the end of the See also:

• CHRONICLE (from Gr. Xpovos, time)

Chronicle of the Great See also:

• CAPTAIN (derived from Lat. ca put, head, through the Low Lat. capitanus)

Captain, published in 1584 at See also:

• ALCALA (Moorish al Kala, the " Fortress " or " Castle ")

Alcala de Henares, he See also:

• LAYS

lays no claim to having done more than was open to a very athletic See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man . He was killed at See also:

• BOLOGNA
• BOLOGNA, GIOVANNI DA (1524–1608)

Bologna in 1534 by a fall while engaged in a See also:

• JUMPING

jumping-match with some of the younger See also:

• OFFICERS

officers of the See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army . His See also:

• BODY

body was carried to his native See also:

• TOWN

town See also:

• TRUJILLO
• TRUJILLO, or TRUJILLO
• TRUJILLO, or TRUXILLO

Trujillo, and buried in the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

church of See also:

• SANTA

Santa Maria See also:

• MAYOR (Lat. major, greater)
• MAYOR, JOHN EYTON BICKERSTETH (1825– )

Mayor in 1545 .