as is said, not much to the advan-¡ married a lady of considerable fortage of the work. tune; but his habit of extravagance BOWLE (JOHN) rector of Id-continuing, obliged him to accomminston, near Salisbury, born 1725, had the honour to be one of the first detectors of Lauder's forgeries. He edited a Spanish edition of "Don Quixote," and also Marston's Satires, and other old English poetry, and died 1788. See LAUDER.

BOYD (HUGH), born in Ireland about 1746, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and bred to the law; but being of a dissipated turn he never followed his profession. Having formed connexions in England, he came to London, and, through the introduction of Mr. Richard Burke, became ac- BOYLE (ROGER) earl of Or quainted with the most celebrated rery, fifth son of Richard earl of literary characters. In 1772 he Cork, born 1621, and created ba

ron Broghill in the kingdom of Ire. land when but seven years old. He died Oct. 1679, leaving behind him the character of an able general, statesman, and writer. Of his writings, the principal are, six tragedies, two comedies," Parthenissa," a romance, and a collection of "State Letters," published in folio

1742.

friend) we step out of domestic life in search of felicity, we come back again disappointed, tired, and chagrined. One day passed under our own roof, with our friends and our family, is worth a thousand in another place. The noise and bus. tle, or (as they are foolishly called) the diversions of life, are despicable and tasteless, when once we have experienced the real delight of a fire-side." His principal works are, a translation of "Pliny's Letters, with observations on each Letter; and an Essay on Pliny's Life," and

BOYLE (ROBERT) a most distinguished philosopher and chemist, and an exceedingly good man, was the 7th son, and the 14th child, of Richard earl of Cork, and born at Lismore in Ireland 1626-7. He" Remarks on the Life and Wriwas the inventor of the air-pump; and his numerous philosophical wri. tings have secured him immortal fame. He died 1691.

BOYLE (CHARLES) earl of Orrery, 2d son of Roger, 2d earl of Orrery, was born 1676, and died 1731. He was eminent as a statesman; but better known, at the present day, for his literary controversy with Dr. Bentley on the authen. ticity of the epistles of Phalaris. He was also an ingenious mathematician, and inventor of the machine representing the solar system, which is still named after his title, the Oriery.

BOYLE (JOHN) earl of Cork and Orrery, was the only son of Charles, the subject of the preced. ing article, and born 1706-7.-He took his seat in the house of peers, Jan. 1731-32; but, though he distinguished himself by some speeches, he did not greatly cultivate the business of parliament. The delicacy of his health, his passion for private life, and the occasions he sometimes had of residing in Ireland, seem to have precluded him from any regular attendance in the English house of peers. "Whenever (says he, in a private letter to a

tings of Swift." He died 1762.

BOYSE, BOYS, or BOIS (JOHN) one of the translators of the Bible, in the reign of James I. was born at Nettlestead in Suffolk 1560, and died 1643, leaving great many manuscripts behind him, particularly a commentary on almost all the books of the New Testament. When he was a young student at Cambridge, he received from the learned Dr. Whitaker three rules for avoiding those distem pers which usually attend a seden tary life, to which he constantly adhered: the first was, to study al ways standing; the second, never to study in a window; the third never to go to bed with his fect cold. Sir Henry Saville styles him ingeniosissimum et doctissimum Roi sium.

BOYSE (SAMUEL) a very inge. nious person, and as remarkable for imprudence as for ingenuity. In 1731 he published, at Edinburgh, a volume of poems, addressed to the countess of Eglinton. He wrote also an Elegy upon the death of lady Stormont, intituled "The Tears of the Muses;" with which lord Stormont was so much pleased that he ordered Boyse a handsome present.

the most ingenious persons may reduce themselves by an abuse of those powers with which nature hath endowed them. His poems, if col le@ted, would make six moderate volumes: two have been published, But the most celebrated of his performances was his poem, called

taken from a poem long since bu ried in oblivion: a proof, that good books, no more than good men, do always survive the bad."

These publications, and the hoPourable notice taken of them, were the means of recommending him to very high persons, who were desirous of serving him: but Boyse was not a man to be served. He made an improper use of these recommendations, and contented himself with subsisting by contribu-" Deity," the third edition of which tions. About 1740 he was, by his was published in 1752, 8vo. It is extravagance, so reduced, that he styled by Hervey," a beautiful and had not a shirt, a coat, or any kind instructive poem;" and is also menof apparel to appear abroad in: tioned by Fielding with commenda. the sheets in which he lay were tion. Ihat ingenious writer gives carried to the pawn-broker's: he a quotation from it, which he calls was obliged to be confined to bed," a very noble one; and (adds he) with no other covering than a blanket; and he had little support, but what he got by writing letters to his friends in the most abject style. His mode of studying and writing was curious; he sat up in bed, with the blanket wrapped about him; through which he had cut a hole large enough to admit his arm; and, placing the paper upon his knee, scribbled in the best mauner he could. He had often recourse to the meanest arts to procure benefactions. At some times be would raise subscriptions for poems which did not exist; and at others, ordered his wife to in- BRADY (DR. NICHOLAS) an form people that he was just ex. English divine of good parts and piring, to move the compassion of learning, born at Bandon in the his friends, who were frequently county of Cork, 1659, and died surprized to meet the man in the 1726. He translated the Eneid of street to-day, who was, yesterday, Virgil; but what he is likely to be said to be at the point of death. In the longest remembered for, as inMay 1749, however, he died, after deed he is now best known by, is a lingering illness, in obscure lodg." A new Version of the Psalms of ings, near Shoe-lane; where he was David," in conjunction with Mr. buried at the expence of the parish.Tate.

BRACTON (HENRY) a celebrated English lawyer in the 13th century, chiefly known by his learned work "De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Angliæ."

BRADLEY (JAMES) D. D. Sa vilian professor of astronomy in Oxford, and astronomical observator at the royal observatory at Greenwich, was born at Shireborn in Gloucestershire 1692, and died 1762, in the same county.

He

Some affecting anecdotes of him BRAHE (TYCHO) a celebrated may be seen in Nichols's "Select astronomer, born at Knudstorp in Collection of Poems," recited on Denmark 1546, died 1601. the best authority. He was a melan. choly instance of the wretchedness, contempt, and disgrace, in which

was the inventor of a new system of the world; but it did not succeed, though he had many follow

ers. He was very superstitious with regard to presages, and very positive and impatient of contradiation to his sentiments.

BREBEUF (GEORGE DE) a French poet, born at Torigni in Lower Normandy, 1618. distinguished chiefly by a transla tion of Lucan; but the best, and, as it should seem, the most edify. ing of his works, is, the first book of Lucan Travestied. This is an ingenious satire upon the great, who are described as never losing a mo.

BRANDT (GERARD) a protestant divine, and minister of Amsterdam, died at Rotterdam 1695. He was author of a "History of the Reformation of the Low Countries," in four vols 4to. It is written in Flemish; and the grand pen-ment's sight of their greatness and sionary Fagel said once to Bishop titles; and upon the meanness and Burnet, that it was worth learning servility of those who, with a view Flemish merely to read Brandt's of making their fortunes, submit to history. flatter them as gods. It is said of Brebeuf, that he had a fever upon him for more than 20 years. died in 1661.

BRAY (SIR REGINALD), who was instrumental in the advance ment of Henry VII. to the throne, and afterwards made high treasurer to that monarch. He had great skill in architecture, as appears from Henry the Seventh's Chapel in Westminster Abbey, and the chapel of St. George at Windsor, as he had a principal concern and direction in the building of the former, and the finishing and bringing to perfection the latter, to which he was also a liberal benefactor. Folydore Vergil, Hall, &c. say. that he was a very father of his country; a sage and grave person; a fervent lover of justice; and one who would often admonish the king when he did any thing contrary to justice or equity.

He

BREUGEL (PETER), usually stiled Old Breugel, an eminent Dutch painter, chiefly of rural sports, the marches of armies, &c. was born at Breugel, near Breda, 1565, and died 1596, leaving two sons, viz. JOHN, who was famous for landscapes, flowers, fruits and sea pieces, and whose drawings are so perfect, that no one, it is said, has yet been able to copy them. He died in 1642, and it is remark. able that he never had a pupil. The other son was PETER, who generally chose for his subjects fires, sieges, magicians, and devils, whence he was called Breugel d'Enfer. [This name is pronounced as if writ ten Breugle.3

BRAY (THOMAS) an English divine, horn at Marton in Shrop BRIETIUS (PHILIP), a learned shire 1656, died 1730, having French geographer and universal made himself eminent by his un-chronologist, born at Abbeville in wearied attention to the practice of 1601, died librarian of the Jesuits* benevolence. Most of the religious college at Paris, 1668. societies and good designs in Lon- BRIGGS (HENRY) an eminent don are in a great measure formed mathematician, born at Halifax in on the plans he projecd; particu-Yorkshire 1556. When Gresham Jarly the charity-schools, the society College in London was established, for reformation of manners, and he was chosen the first professor of that for the relief of poor prose-geometry there in 1596. He died 1, tes, &c. Jan. 1630.