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1700 John Adams, 1705-1740, 1700 Inc. Mather, 1723, History 1700

Poems.

Benj. Church, 1739-1776,| Poems.

Wm. Livingston, 17231790, Poems.

John Trumbull, 1750-1831, 'McFingal,' &c.

Joel Barlow, 1755-1812, 'The Columbiad.'

John Blair Linn, 1777— 1804, Poems.

of War with Indians.' Thos. Prince, d. 1757, Hist. of New England.

Cadwallader Colden, 1688-
1776, History of the Five
Nations of Indians.
John Bartram, d. 1777,
Botany, Travels.
Thos. Hutchinson, d. 1780,
Hist. of Massachusetts.

David Rittenhouse, d. 1796,
Astronomy.
Jeremy Belknap, 1798, His-
tory of N. Hampshire,
Amer. Biog. &c.
Geo. R. Minot, 1802, 'Hist.
of Massachusetts Bay.'
Isaac Backus, 1806, Church
History of N. England.

John Cotton, d. 1652, Theol. Cotton Mather, 1662-1728, Sermons, Magnalia,'&c.

Benj. Colman, d. 1747, Theology.

Jona. Edwards, d. 1757, Theology.

Samuel Davies, d. 1761, Sermons.

John Clayton, d. 1773, Botany.

Jos. Bellamy, d. 1790,
Theology.
Benjamin Franklin, 1706-
1790, Natural Philosophy,
Politics, &c.

Jas. Otis, d. 1783, Politica.
John Hancock, 1793,
Politics.

John Witherspoon, d. 1794,
Theology, Politics.
Patrick Henry, d. 1796,
Politics.

Samuel Adams, 1803,
Politics.

Samuel Hopkins, 1721-
1803, Theology.
Fisher Ames, d. 1808,
Politics.

1800 Chas. B. Brown, d. 1810, 1800 Jas. Sullivan, d. 1809, Hist. 1800 Thos. Paine, 1737-1809

Novels.

Robt. Treat Paine, 17731811, Invention of Letters,' 'The Ruling Passion,' and other Poems.

of Maine.

David Ramsay, d. 1812, Life of Washington,' 'American Revolution,' 'Universal History.'

Politics, 'Age of Reason, 'Rights of Man,' &c. Jos. S. Buckminster, d 1812, Theology. Alex. Hamilton, 17571804, Politics.

IMAGINATION.

РАСТ.

SPECULATIVE AND SCIENTIFIC.

1800 Paul Allen, 1775-1826, 1800 Alexander Wilson, d. 1813, 1800

'Noah,' (a poem,) [Hist. of Am. Revol.]

'American Ornithology.' Hugh Williamson, d. 1818, Hist. of N. Carolina. Benj. S. Barton, d. 1815, Botany.

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Wm. Bartram, d. 1823, Botany, Travels. Jedediah Morse, d. 1826, Geog., Statistics, &c.

Nathl. H. Carter, 1788

1830, 'Letters from Europe.'

Edmund D. Griffin, 18041830, Travels in Europe, Lectures on Literature, &c.

John D. Godman, d. 1830, Anatomy, Natural Hist., &c.

John Marshall, 1755-1835, Life of Washington, &c. Jno. Armstrong, 1758-1843, 'War of 1812.'

Abiel Holmes, 1763-1837, Annals of America. Timothy Flint, 1780-1840, Hist. of Mississ. Valley. A. S. Mackenzie, -1849, Travels in Spain, &c.

Gouverneur Morris, 17521816, Politics.

Timothy Dwight, 17521817, Theology Explain. ed and Defended.' Levi Frisbie, 1784-1822, Moral Philosophy. Wm. Pinckney, 1764-1822, Law, Politics.

Jno. Marshall, 1755-1835, Law.

W. E. Channing, 17801842, Sermons, Criticism.

Thomas Jefferson, 17431826, Potitics, Philos. John Adams, 1735-1826, Politics.

John M. Mason, D. D., 1770-1829, Divinity, Sermons, &c.

John H. Hobart, D. D.,
1776-1830, Sermons, &c.
Jos. Story, 1779-1845,
Law.

Henry Wheaton, 1782--
1848, Law.

Edw. Livingston, 1764

1836, Criminal Code, &c. David Hosack, 1769-1835, Medicine.

Jas. Madison, 1751-1836, Politics.

Alex. H. Everett, 17901847, Essays.

R. Harlan, 1796-1843,
Natural History.

James Kent, 1763-1847,

Comment. on Am. Law Hugh S. Legaré, 17971843, Miscellanies.

Jas. Marsh, 1794-1842, Me. taphysics.

Albert Gallatin, 1761-1849, Ethnology, Philology.

J. C. Calhoun, 1782-1850, Politics, Speeches.

HEATHEN DEITIES, AND OTHER FABULOUS PERSONS,

WITH THE

HEROES AND HEROINES OF ANTIQUITY.

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Ablaris, a Scythian, priest of Apollo.
Abeo'na, a goddess of voyages, &c.
Abreta'nus, a surname of Jupiter.
Albron, a very voluptuous Grecian.
Abylla, a famous mountain in Africa.
Acantha, a nymph beloved by Apollo.
Acas'tus, the name of a famous hunter.
Aceltus, one of the priests of Bacchus.
Acha menes, the first king of Persia.
Achaltes, a trusty friend of Æneas.
Ach'eron, a son of Titan and Terra, changed into
a river of hell for assisting the Titans in their
war against Jupiter.
Achilles, son of Peleus, king of Thrace, and
Thetis, a goddess of the sea, who, being dip.
ped by his mother in the river Styx, was in-
vulnerable in every part except his right
heel, by which she held him; after signaliz
ing himself at the siege of Troy, for his valor,
as well as cruelty, he was at length killed by
Paris with an arrow.

Acid'alia and Arma'ta, names of Venus.
Acidallus, a famous fountain of Bœotia.
A'cis, a Sicilian shepherd, killed by Polyphemus,
because he rivalled him in the affections of
Galetea.

Ac'mon, a famous king of the Titans.
Ac'ratus, the genius of drunkards at Athens.
Atoon, a celebrated hunter, who, accidentally
discovering Diana bathing, was by her turned
into a stag, and devoured by his own hounds.
Admetus, a king of Thessaly.

Adonis, the incestuous offspring of Cinyras and
Myrrha, remarkably beautiful, beloved by
Venus and Proserpine.
Adras'tea, the goddess Nemesis.
Elacus, one of the infernal judges.

'ga, Jupiter's nurse, daughter of Olenus. Egelus, a king of Attica, giving name to Egean sea by drowning himself in it.

Egina, a particular favorite of Jupiter.
Egis, a Gorgon, whom Pallas slew.
Egle, one of the three Hesperides.

'gon, a wrestler famous for strength. Egyptus, son of Neptune and Lybia. Ello, one of the three Harpies. Enelas, son of Anchises and Venus. olus, the god of the winds.

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Eolus, one of the four horses of the sun.
Escula'nus, a Roman god of riches.
Esculapius, the god of physic.
Ethal'ides, a son of mercury.

Elthon, one of the four horses of the sun.
Et'naus, a title of Vulcan.

Etollos, a son of Endymion aud Diana. Agamemnon, a brother of Menelaus, chosen captain-general of the Greeks at the siege of Troy.

Aganippe, daughter of the river Permessus,
which flows from mount Helicon.
Age'nor, the first king of Argos.
Agenoria, the goddess of industry.
Agelastus and Agesilaus, names of Pluto.
Agla'ia, one of the three Graces.
Ajax, one of the most distinguished princes and
heroes at the siege of Troy.
Albu'nea, a famous sybil of Tripoli.
Alci'des, a title of Hercules.
Alci'nous, a king of Corcyra.
Alei'oneus, a giant slain by Hercules.
Alci'ope, a favorite mistress of Neptune.
Alemena, the wife of Amphitryon.
Alec'to, one of the three Furies.
Alec'tryon, or Gallus, a favorite of Mars.
Almus, and Alum'nus, titles of Jupiter.
Alola, a festival of Bacchus and Ceres.
Ala'us, a giant who warred with Jupiter.
Amaltha'a, the goat that suckled Jupiter.
Ambarcaꞌle, a spring sacrifice to Ceres.
Ambro'sia, the food of the gods.
Am'mon, a title of Jupiter.
Amphiara'us, son of Apollo and Hypermnestra,
a very famous augur.
Amphimeldon, one of the suitors of Penelope.
Amphilon, a famous musician.
Amphitrite, the wife of Neptune.
Amyntor, a king of Epirus.
Ana'tis, the goddess of prostitution.
Anca'us, a king of Arcadia.
Andro'geus, the son of Minos.
Androm'ache, the wife of Hector.

Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus and Cassiope,who, contending for the prize of beauty with the Nereides, was by them bound to a rock and exposed to be devoured by a sea monster; but Perseus slew the monster, and married her.

Angelrona, the goddess of silence.

An'na, the sister of Pygmalion and Dido. Antalas, a giant son of Neptune and Terra; he was squeezed to death by Hercules. An'teros, one of the names of Cupid. Antever'ta, a goddess of women in labor. An'thia, and Argira, titles of Juno. Anubis, an Egyptian god with a dog's head. Aonides, a name of the Muses. Apaturia, and Aphroditis, titles of Venus. Apis, son of Jupiter and Niobe, called also, Serapis, and Osiris: he first taught the Egyptians to sow corn and plant vines; after his death they worshipped him in the form of an ox, a symbol of husbandry. Arach'ne, a Lydian princess, turned by Minerva into a spider, for presuming to vie with her at spinning.

Arethu'sa, the daughter of Nereus. Argentinus, and Escula'nus, gods of wealth. Argo, the ship that conveyed Jason and his companions to Colchis, and reported to have been the first man-of-war.

Argonauts, the companions of Jason. Argus, son of Aristor, said to have had a hundred eyes; also an architect, who built the ship Argo.

Ariadne, daughter of Minos, who, from love, gave Theseus a clue of thread to guide him out of the Cretan labyrinth: being afterwards deserted by him, she was married to Bacchus, and made his priestess.

Arimas'pi, a warlike people of Scythia.
Ari'on, a lyric poet of Methymna.

Aristalus, son of Apollo and Cyrene.

Aristomenes, a cruel Titan.

Bellerophon, son of Glaucus, king of Ephyra, who underwent numberless hardships for refusing an intimacy with Sthenoboa, the wife of Protus, king of Argos. Bello'na, the goddess of war.

Berecynthia Malter, a title of Cybele. Berenice, a Grecian lady, who was the only person of her sex permitted to see the Cympic games.

Berigion, a giant, slain by Jupiter.
Biblia, the wife of Duillius, who first instituted
a triumph for naval victory.
Biceps, and Bifrons, names of Janus.
Bisultor, a name of Mars.
Bithon, a remarkably strong Grecian.
Boli'na, a nymph rendered immortal for her
modesty and resistance of Apoilo.
Bolna Dela, a title of Cybele, and Fortuna.
Bonus Da'mon, a title of Priapus.
Bo'reas, son of Estræus and Heribeia, generally
put for the north wind.
Brevis, a title of Fortuna.

Brilureus, a monstrous giant, son of Titan and Terra: the poets feign him to have had a hundred arms and fifty heads.

Brimo, and Bulbustis, names of Hecate, Brise'is, daughter of Brises, priest of Jupiter,

given to Achilles upon the taking of Lyrnessus, a city of Troas, by the Greeks. Bron'tes, a maker of Jupiter's thunder. Brotheus, a son of Vulcan, who threw himself into mount Etna, on account of his deformity.

Brumallia, feasts of Bacchus.
Bubona, the goddess of oxen.

Aristophanes, a comic poet, born at Lindus, a Busiris, a son of Neptune, and a most cruel

town of Rhodes.

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Asty'anar, the only son of Hector.

Astypalala, daughter of Phoenix.

A'te, the goddess of revenge.

Atlantes, a savage people of Ethiopia.
Atlas, a king of Mauritania.
Atropos, one of the three Fates.
Avernus, a lake on the borders of hell.
Averruncus. a god of the Romans.
Auge'as, a king of Elis, whose stable of 3000
oxen was not cleansed for 30 years, yet Iler-
cules cleansed it in one day.
A'ristuper, a title of Priapus.
Aurea, a name of Fortuna.
Aurora, the goddess of morning.
Autolleon, a general of the Crotonians.
Autumnus, the god of fruits.

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Bacchus, the god of wine.

Bap'ta, the goddess of shame.

Barbalta, a title of Venus and Fortuna.
Bas'sareus, a title of Bacchus.

Bat'tus, a herdsman, turned by Mercury into a loadstone.

Bau'cis, an old woman, who, with her husband Philemon, entertained Jupiter and Mercury, travelling over Phrygia, when all others re. fused.

tyrant; he was slain by Hercules. Byblis, the daughter of Miletus.

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Cabar'ni, priests of Ceres.

Cabiri, priests of Cybele.

Calbrus, a god of the Phaselitæ.

Calcus, a son of Vulcan.

Cad'mus, son of Agenor and Telephessa, who, searching in vain for his sister, built the city

of Thebes, and invented 16 letters of the Greek alphabet.

Caduceus, Mercury's golden rod or wand. Calca, and Conserva'irix, titles of Fortuna. Cactulus, a robber, son of Vulcan. Calneas, a title of Jupiter. Cal'chas, a famous Greek soothsayer. Calis'to, the daughter of Lycaon. Calliope, the muse of heroic poetry. Calypso, daughter of Oceanus and Thetis, who reigned in the island of Ogygia, where she entertained and became enamored of Ulysses, on his return from Troy.

Cambles, a gluttonous king of Lydia.

Camby'ses, the son of Cyrus, and king of the
Medes and Persians.

Cama'na, and Carna, goddess of infants.
Calnes, a title of the Furies.
Canopus, an Egyptian god.
Car'dua, a household goddess.
Carmen'ta, a name of Themis.
Carina, a Roman goddess.
Carya'tis, a title of Diana.

Cas'pii, a people of Hyrcania, who were said to starve their parents to death when 70 years old, and to train up dogs for war,

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