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BOC Some animal is not man.

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DO Therefore something has a principle of sensation that isnot man.

BOCC'A, in glass-making, the round hole in the working fur-nace, by which the metal is taken out of the great pots, and bywhich the pots are put into the furnace. This is to be stopped bya cover made of earth and brick, and removeable at pleasure, topreserve the eyes of the workman from the violence of theheat.

BOCCALE, or BOCAL, a liquid measure used at Rome ,answering to what is called a bottle among us, being equivalentto about an English quart. Seven boccales and an naif make allubbia.

BOCCALINI, Trajan, a celebrated satirical writer , born atRome , who, in the beginning of the 17th century, obtained theadmiration of all Italy by iiis refined and delicate criticisms.Sovereign princes did not escape the lash of his satire. The car-dinals Borghese and Gtetan having declared themselves his pro-tectors, he published his “ Ragguaglio di Parnasso,” and “ LaSecretaria di Apollo,” which is the continuation of the former.These works were received by the public with uncommon ap-plause. He there feigns, that Apollo, holding his court at Par-nassus, heard the complaints of the whole world, and did justiceaccording to the cases. Pie at length printed his “ Pietra di Pa-rangone wherein he attacked the court of Spain , setting forththeir designs against the liberties of Laly, and inveighing againstthem tor the tyranny they exercised in Naples. The Spaniardscomplained of him hi form, and resolved to bej-evenged. Bocca-Jini retired to Venice , but was there assassinated in a very strangemanner. He lodged with a friend, who having got up early onemorning, left Boccalini in bed : a minute after, some armed menentered his chamber, and gave him so many blows with bags fullof sand, that they left him for dead ; so that his friend returningsome time after, found him speechless. Great search was mad,,at Venice for the murderers; but, though they never were disco-vered, it was universally believed that thev were employed by thecourt of Spain .

BOCCARELLA, in the glass manufacture, a small hole oraperture of the furnace, one of which is placed on each side thebocca, almost horizontally with it. Out of them the servitors takecoloured or finer metal from the piling pot,

BOCCONIA, Greater Tree Celandine : a genus of themonogynia order, and dodecandria class of plants; natural order,Rhoeade®. Calyx diphyllous; no corolla; stylus bifid; berrydry, monospevmous. There are two species, viz.

1. B. Frutescens, which is esteemed for the beauty of itslarge foliage. It is very common in Jamaica and other warmparts of America , where it grows to the height of ten or twelvefeet; and

2 . B. Coudata, a native of China , with heart-shaped leaves.

BOCHART, Samuel, a French Protestant divine, was born

at Rouen in 1599, and studied at different universities in his owncountry and abroad; after which lie was chosen minister of Caen .In lb4ti he published “ Geographia Sacra,” which added to hisreputation, in lb32 he went to Stockholm at the invitation of thequeen of Sweden , who honoured him with several marks of heresteem. At his return he became member of the academy ofCaen , where he died in 1667. lie wrote, besides the work above-mentioned, “ Ilierozoicon,” London , folio, 1675, which treats ofthe animals mentioned in Scripture; a treatise on the TerrestrialParadise ; and some other curious pieces. His works appeared atLeyden in 1712, 3 vols. folio.

BOCFIIUS, or BOCQU1, John, a Latin poet, born at Brus-sels, in 1555. He travelled into Italy, Germany, Poland , andMuscovy, and at his return, became secretary to the Duke ofParma. " During his journey from Smolensko to Moscow and Li-vonia, his feet were so severely frost bitten, that amputation wasordered; but the Czar, John Basilides, coming with an army toravage the country, Bochius fled as fast as he could, and thoughhe was overtaken, stripped, and beaten, by the Russians , the ex-ercise restored the use of his limbs. Fie died in 1609. The cri-tics in the Netherlands set so great a value on his poetry, that theygave him the name of the Belgic Virgil. He wrote, 1. De BelgiiIVtncipatu. 2. Parodia Heroica Psalmorum Davidicorum. 3.

Observationes Physic*, Ethic ®, Politic®, et Historic®, in Psal-raos. 4. Vita Davidis. 5. Orationes. 6. Poemata.

BOCKHOLT, a town of Germany in Westphalia .

BODIANU8, a genus of fishes of the order thoracici. Habitof the genus Perea ; gill-covers scaly, serrated, and aculeated {scales generally smoo’h. They are divided into two classes, onewith divided or forked tails : the other with even or rounded tails.Fifteen species. The B. luteus, is about fourteen inches long,and in shape like a trout. B. pentacanthus, or five-spined bodian,sec Plate VL is about 13 inches long, shape nearly as in theluteus, but rather more slender, colour beautiful deep rose, witha silvery cast on the abdomen; it is a native of the Brasilian seas,and is very much esteemed as food.

BODLEIAN LIBRARY . See next article.

BOD LEY, Sir Thomas, founder of the Bodleian library atOxford , was born at Exeter, in 1544. When he was about 12years of age, his father, Mr. John Bodley, being a Protestant ,was obliged to leave the kingdom. He settled at Geneva withhis family, and continued there till the death of queen Mary. Inthat university, then in its infancy, young Bodley studied thelearned languages, &c. under several eminent professors. Ontlie accession of queen Elizabeth, lie returned with his father toEngland; and was soon after entered of Magdalen college inOxford . In 1563, he took the degree of B. A. and the yearfollowing was admitted fellow of Merton college. In 1565, heread a Greek lecture in the hall of that college. In 1566, he tookhis degree of M. A. and read natural philosophy in the publicschools. In 1569, he was one of the proctors of the university,and, for some time, officiated as public orator. In 1576, he quittedOxford, and made the tour of Europe ; but returned to his col-lege after four years’ absence. He became gentleman-usher to-queen Elizabeth, in 1583 ; and in 1585 he married the widow ofMr. Ball, a lady of fortune. He was soon after sent ambassadorto the king of Denmark, and other German princes. He wasnext charged with an important commission to Henry HI. ofFrance; and, in 1588, went ambassador to the United Provinces, ,where he continued till 1597. On his return to England, findinghis preferment obstructed by the jarring interests of Burleigh andEssex-, he retired from court, and could never afterwards be pre-vailed upon to accept of any employment. Fie now began thefoundation of the Bodleian library , which was completed in1599. Soon after the accession of king James I. he received thehonour of knighthood, and died in 1612. He was buried inMerton College. His monument is of black and white marble,,on which stands his effigy in a scholar’s gown, surrounded withbooks. At the four corners are the emblematical figures of Gram-mar , Rhetoric, Music, and Arithmetic; two angels, &c. with ashort inscription, mentioning his age and time of his death. SirThomas was a polite scholar, an able statesman, and a worthyman. Mr. Granger observes, that he merited much as a man ofletters, but incomparably more in the ample provision he madefor literature, in which he stands unrivalled ; ,and that bis libraryis a mausoleum which will perpetuate his memory as long asbooks themselves endure. Sir r I homas wrote his own Life to theyear 1609 ; which, with the first draught of the Statutes, and hisLetters, were published from the originals in the Bodleianlibrary , by Mr. Thomas Hearn, in 1703.

BODMIN, a town of Cornwall, 32 miles N. E. of Falmouth .Lon. 4. 5. W, Lat. 50. 32. N.

BODON, the ancient Viminacium, a town of Bulgaria , 26miles W. of Widon.

BODROCFI, a towm of Hungary , 100 miles S. E. of Buda.

BODY, [bodig , Saxon; it orginally signified the height orstature of a man.] 1. The material substance of an animal, op-posed to the immaterial soul. 2. Matter; opposed to spirit. 3,A person ; a human being: whence somebody and nobody. 4.Reality; opposed to representation: a scriptural sense. 5. Acollective mass; a joint power. 6. A corporation; a number ofmen united by some common tye. 7. The main part; thebulk: as, the body, or hull, of a ship; the body of a coach;the body of a church ; the body, or trunk, of a man ; the body,or trunk, of a tree. 8. A substance; matter as distinguished fromother matter. 9. A pandect; a general collection: as, a body ofcivil law ; a body of divinity. 10. Strength ; as, wine of a goodbody. Body, as distinguished front the sou), makes the subject