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most dreadful agonies of death, and will render the passage outoflife not only easy but pleasant.
“ Whatever farce the boastful hero plays,f'irtue alone lias majesty in death.;
And greater still, tin* more the tvrant frowns.”AGONYCL1TA1, or AGON A CUTES, [from «, privative,yow, knee, and xr.iyw, to bend,] in church history, a pert, of Chris-tians, in the. 7th centurv, wiio prayed always standing, as thinkingit unlawful to kneel.
AOOR.itUS, [from a market,] in heathen antiquity, anappellation given to such deities as had statues' in the market-places.
AGO R ANO M1'S, [from nyop*, a market, and w;m : , law,] inGrecian antiquity, a magistrate of Athens, who had the regula-tion of weights and measures, the prices of provisions, Ac.
AGOSTA, a sea-port town in Sicily , with an excellent harbour.Long. 15. 15. E. Lat. 37. 35. N.
AGOSTUS, [f'-ycyo;, Gr.]in anatomy, the arm from the lingersto the elbow ; also the palm or hollow of the hand.
AGOUTY, an animal of the Antilles of the bigness of a rab-bit, with bright red hair, and a little tail without hair. lie hasbut two teeth in each jaw, holds his meat in his fore-paws like asquirrel, and has a very remarkable cry.
AGOWS, two nations of Abyssinia, the one called Agows ofD; ’.met, because near that province; the other Tcherat/. Agows,from Tchera, a chief town, tribe and district, near Lasta and Be-gemda. The country of the Agows is lofty, mountainous, atwlwholesome. See Bruce’s Travels, vol. i. p, 401, and iii. p. 527.
AGRA, the chief kingdom of the Mogul’s empire in 11 indos-tan. It produces abundance of rice, oranges, lemons, indigo, cot-ton, Ac. Its manufactures are white cloth, silk stutfs, gold andsilver lace, &c. Forces, 30,000 foot, and 15,000 horse; and itsrevenue about 3,000,000b sterling. Agra, the capital of the king-dom of Agra, a large city , founded by Eckbar in 1556. It is situatedon the river Jemma, 300 miles N. E. of Surat . Long. 70. 45. E.Lat. 26. 43. N.
AGRARL'E Naves was used for vessels placed to keepwatch, or guard.
Agrariie Stationes, in the ancient military art, corpsof guards posted in the fields, and in the open air.
AGRARIAN, [ agrarius, Lat.1 relating to fields or grounds.Agrarian Laws, among the Romans, those relating to thedivision and distribution of lands; of which there were a greatnumber ; bpt that called the Agrarian Laiv, by way of eminence,was published by Spurius Cassius , about the year of Rome 268,for dividing the conquered lands equally among all the citizens,and limiting the number of acres which each citizen might enjoy.Agrarian laws for dividing lands either taken by conquest or pur-chased by the public money, wen- easily passed without distur-bance ; but those whereby the land- of private rich men were tobe put into the possession of the common people were neverattempted without great disturbances. Sever, ! have pleaded forthe necessity of agrarian laws among us. Mr. Harrington has ma-tu, T a■£ ons ' K ' ere< * Bus subject in lus Oceana,
AG aRH'M. .Sec Ag[station.
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GREDA, a town of Spain , in Old Castile, 3 mile . •icon. Lons. 2. 0. W. Let. 41. 52. N. , .
GREEMENT , in law, ti e consent of persons to any thing?, or to tie rlni.« * '
, v ' z ' riyenly-oue stays after the date.
AGUES I A, the ucco of unripe crapes.
AGlUA, a river in I hunt. ay.
Ag-ria, called by the Germans F.ger, is a small but siin Upper Hungary, with a bishop's see. It is 47 mile,
Euda. Long. 20. 10. E. Lat. 40. tO.N.
Agria, a malignant pw-tule. Also ti e holly.
AGRIAMPEI.OS, 'from nypo;, ttrld, and iao;, athe wild vine ; and, po ording to Gerard, the black briory.
AGRICOLA, Cno-.us Julius, an eminent Roman’general,bom A. D. 40. After return 1 ng from Britan, he was made ques-torof Asia. Under Nero he was constituted tribune of the peo-ple, and pr-'-tyr. On the succession of Vespasian , he exertedhimself in ids interest, and was sent to quell a mutiny in Britain ,
which having accomplished, Vespasian raised him to the rank of
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patrician, and made him governor of Aqnitania in Gaul, lie waschosen consul with Domitian in the year 77, and was appointedgovernor of Britain , where he restored tranquillity, and broughtthe natives to conform to the Roman customs and laws, lie ex-tended his conquests into Scotland , and gained a complete vic-tory over an army of 30,000 Britons under the command ot Gal-gacus. He was recalled by Domitian , who it is said was jealousof his power. He died August 23, A. D, 93. Tacitus the his-torian married his daughter, wrote his life, and laments his deathin the most pathetic manner.
AGRICULTURE, [from ager, a field, and coin, to till,]the art of cultivating the ground; tillage; husbandry. SeeHusbandry.
AORIEL/EA, the wild olive-tree.
AGRIFOLIUM, AGRIA, the hollv.
AGRFGENTIN1, AG RIG ENTIRES, [in Greek medalsstiled AKPirANTiNOi,] the inhabitants of Agragas or Agrigentum .They were a people early famous for their commerce, riches, andlove of liberty, as well as for (heir luxury, the natural consequenceof commercial prosperity. Diogenes Laertius informs us thatEmpedocles , who attempted their reformation, said to them,
“ that they lived to-dav, as if they w ere to die to-morrow, butbuilt as if they had been to live for ever.”
AGRIGENTUM, AGRAGAS, an ancient city of Sicily , partof the site of which is now occupied by Girgenti . < According toancient authors, Dedalus, the most famous mechanician of fabu-lous antiquity, fled to this spot for protection against Minos , andbuilt many wonderful edifices for Cocalus king of the island.Luxury and pleasure soon put an end to the prosperity of Agri-gentum, and proved its destruction.
AG RIG NAN, one of the Ladrone Islands, about 40 miles incompass. Long. 146. E. Lat. 19- 40. N.
AGR1MONI A, AGRIMONY : a genus of the digynia order,and dodecaudria class of plants; natural order, Senticosa?. Calyxa monophyllous perianlhiiim, five-toothed, persistent, and fencedwith an outer calyx; corolla five-petaled, fiat, and crenaled;stamina shorter than the corolla, and inserted into the calyx; an-theric small, didymous, and compressed ; styli two, simple, andthe length of the stamina; seeds two, roundish. There are fivespecies. The A. Eupaloria, or common agrimony, is an in-digenous plant which grows in elevated places, and often abouthedges and roads. An infusion of the root in boiling water,sweetened with honey, and half a pint of it drunk three times aday, is said to be an effectual cure for the jaundice. It is anaperient, detergent, and strengthener of the viscera. Hence itis recommended in scorbutic disorders, in debility and laxity of theintestines, &e. Digested in whev, it affords an useful diet-drink,grateful to the palate and stomach. The leaves and stalks, toge-ther with the closed flowers, afford a dark yellow decoction,which, when previously impregnated with a diluted solution ofbismuth, imparts a beautiful and permanent gold-colour to ani- -mal wool.
Agrimony, Hemp. See Eupatorium.
Agrimony, Water Hk?.ip. See Bidens.
AC U10CAR DAMUM, cardamine.
ACRIOCASTAN L M, earth nut, or pig nut,
AGRIOCINARA, wild artichoke. -
AGHIOCOCCIM ELA, the primus sylvestris, or plum tree.
AG R [OMELEA, the crab apple.
AGR! ON, a species of the libellula, or dragon fly.
Aguion, or Ac.riophyllum, Agria, hog’s fennel, or peuce-duneum.
AGRION VRDUM, valerian.
AGRION1A, in Grecian antiquity, festivals annually celebratedby the Bw.otians in honour of Bacchus.
AGR10P11AG1, [from ayjio;, wild, and qwyw, I eat,] in anti*,quilv, a name given to those who fed on wild beasts.
AG R10 RIGAN U M, w ihl marjoram.
AGRIOSEUNUM, wild parsley.
AG RIP ALMA, motherwort.
AGRIPPA, an ancient city of Apulia .
Agrippa , a term in midwifery, applied to children broughtforth with their feet foremost.
Agrippa , Cornelius, born at Cologne in 14S6, a man ofconsiderable learning, and by common report a great magician.He published a treatise on the excellency of women, cue on theR vanity