Salvator Rosa
Rosa, Salvator, A Celebrated Painter, Was Born At Naples In 1614. He Received His First Lessons In Painting From His Kinsman, Francisco Francazani: Hut Having Been Left In Poor Circumstances By The Death Of His Father He Was Obliged To Dispose Of His Sketches At Any Price Which They Would ...
Salzburg
Salzburg, A City Of Austria, And Capital Of The Principality Of The Same Name, Is Situated On The Banks Of -the Salza, Between Three Mountains, At The Mouth Of A Long Valley, Which Crosses The Rhcetian Alps. The River Divides The City Into Two Parts, Which Communi Cate By A ...
Salzburg_2
Salzburg, Is A Province Of Austria, Bounded On The East By Styria, On The South By Carinthia And The Tyrol, And On The North And West By The Kingdom Of Bavaria. It Extends About 100 Miles From East To West, And About 64 From North To South; But It Does ...
Samos
Samos, An Island In The Grecian Archipelago, On The Coast Of Asia Minor, From Which It Is Separated By A Channel Scarcely Half A League Wide, Called Little Bogaz. It Is About Twenty-four Miles Long, Twelve Broad, And About Seventy In Circuit. In Its'length It Is Interrupted By Cape Colonni, ...
Samuel Adams
Adams, Samuel, Late Governor Of Massachusetts, Eminent For His Piety, And One Of The Most Distinguished Heroes Of The American Revolution, Was Descended From Ancestors Highly Respectable, And Born In Boston On The 27th Of September 1722. Having Received The Rudi Ments Of A Liberal Education At The Grammar School ...
Samuel Arnold
Arnold, Samuel, A Celebrated Composer Of Music, Was Born In The Year 1739, And Received His Musical Education At The Chapel-royal St James's. He First Brought Himself Into Notice By The Beautiful Little Air Of, " If 'tis Joy To Wound A Lover," Which Was Followed By Other Pieces, Which ...
Samuel Bochart
Bochart, Samuel, The Most Leariod Writer Of His Age, Was Born Of A Good Family At Rouen, In 1599. His Father, Who Was Minister Of The Reform Ed Church At Rouen, Paid Particular Attention To The Education Of His Son, And Had The Happiness Of Wit Nessing His Surprising Progress ...
Samuel Boyse
Boyse, Samuel, A Man Not More Distinguished By His Poetical Genius, Than By His Vices And Misfor Tunes, Was Born In Dublin In The Year 1708. His Fa Ther, Joseph Boyse, Was A Dissenting Clergyman In That City, Revered For Ins Piety And Learning, And Be Loved By All Who ...
Samuel Clarke
Clarke, Samuel, An Eminent Divine And Philolo Gist, Was Born At Norwich In The Month Of October 1675. His Father, Mr Edward Clark, A Gentleman Of High Re Spectability, Was An Alderman Of That City, And For Some Years One Of Its Representatives In Parliament. After Acquiring In The Grammer ...
Samuel Horsley
Horsley, Samuel, One Of The Most Eminent Theolo Gians In Modern Times, Was Born In October 1732, And Was The Eldest Son Of The Rev. Mr Horsley, Minister Of St. Mar Tins In The Fields. He Received The Classical Part Of His Education At Westminster School, From Which He Was ...
Samuel Johnson
Johnson, Samuel, An Eminent English Author, Was Born At Litchfield, In Staffordshire, On The 18th Of Septem Ber, (sr. S.) 1709. His Mother, Sarah Ford, Was Descended Of An Ancient Race Of Substantial Yeomanry In 'warwick Shire. His Father, Michael Johnson, Was A Bookseller And Stationer In Litchfield. He Was ...
Samuel Richardson
Richardson, Samuel, A Celebrated Novel Writer, Was Born In The County Of Derby, In The Year 1689. His Father, Who Was A Joiner, Intended His Son For The Church; But He Was Unable To Give Him Any More Than An Ordinary Education At The Grammar School. Young Richardson Seems To ...
Sandwich
Sandwich, A Borough Town Of England In Kent, Is Situated On The River Stour, About Two Miles South From Sandwich Haven. The Town, Which Has A Very Ancient Aspect, Is Irregularly Built, And Consists Of Streets And Lanes That Are Both Narrow And Inconve Nient. A Considerable Part Of Its ...
Santa Fe
Santa Fe Gives Name To A Province North-west From That Of Buenos Ayres. This City Is The F-st On The Road From Buenos Ayres To Paraguay, At A Distance Of 300 Miles Above The Capital, And At S. Lat. 31° 32'. It Stands On The Salado, At Its Entrance Into ...
Santiago Del Estero
Santiago Del Estero, (santiago Of The Lake) Stands On The Right Bank Of The River Dulce, 600 Miles N. N. Nv. From Buenos Ayres, And Almost Exactly Equidistant, 350 Miles, And Directly Between Rioja And Corrientes On The Parana. It May Be Noted As A Very Remarkable And Im Portant ...
Sanzio Da Urbino Raphael
Raphael, Sanzio Da Urbino, One Of The Most Celebrated Painters; Was Born At Urbino In Italy, On The 28th Of March, 1483. The Talent For Painting Which He Early Exhibited, Was Carefully Cultivated By His Father John Sanzio, Who Was Himself A Painter Of Moderate Talents, And Who Received From ...
Saratoga County
Saratoga County, In New-york, Situated On The West Side Of The Hudson River, North Of Albany County. The Area Is About 772 Square Miles, Or 494,080 Acres. The Population In 1820, Was 36,052. The Im Proved Land Amounted To 219,467 Acres. It Abounds With Limestone, Some Iron Ore, Marl, And ...
Sardinia
Sardinia, A Large Island In The Mediterranean Sea, Belonging To The King Of Sardinia, And Situated To The South Of Corsica. It Is Of An Oblong Form, About 162 Miles Long From North To South, And About 65 Miles Broad. It Contains About 9250 Square Miles, Reckon Ing The Small ...
Sauria Ns
Sauria Ns, And Batracians. The Chelonians Have A Short,• Thick, Oval Body, Cover Ed With A Horny Shell Or Membranaceous Coat. The Tipper Or Dorsal Part Of This Is Called The Shield, And Is Formed Of The Vertebrae And Ribs, Cemented Together Within Or Beneath The Outer Covering ; And ...
Savage
Savage, Ricnnur, An English Poet, More Cele Brated For His Vices And His Misfortunes Than For His Talents, Was The Son Of The Countess Of Macclesfield, And Richard Savage, Earl Of Rivers. He Was Born In January 1697. And Though Lord Rivers Took Upon Him Self The Care Of The ...
Savannah
Savannah, A City In Georgia, And Formerly The Seat Of The State Government.—it Is Situated On The South West Side Of Savannah River, In Chatham County, About 15 Miles From The Ocean. It Is Built On A Bluff In A Bend Of The River And Elevated Considerably Above The Surrounding ...
Saxony
Saxony, A Kingdom In The North-east Of Germa Ny, Hounded On The North, North-west, And North-east By Prussia; On The South And South-east By Austria; On The West By The Principality Of Reuss And Saxe Go Tha; And On The South-west By Bavaria. The Domi Nions Of The Elector Of ...
Scarborough
Scarborough, A Sea Port And Market Town Of England, In The North Riding Of Yorkshire. The Town Is Beautifully Situated In The Recess Of A Fine Bay, And Rises From The Shore In The Form Of An Amphi Theatre. The Old Or Upper Town Consists Of Two Or Three Small ...
Scc Elephant
Scc Elephant. Camels Ate Bred In That Part Of The 1)•lt• Of The Indus Which Is Nearest The Sea. On The Sea Beach And Sandy Slips In That Part Of Guzerat Which Is Separated By The Thuin Land By' The Run, They' Are Suffered To Run Wild Among The Jungles, ...
Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen, A Town Of Switzerland, And Capital Of A Canton Of The Same Name. It Is Situated On The Right Bank Of The Rhine, Near The Frontiers Of Suabia. The Streets Are Very Irregular, And Though The Town Contains Many Well-built Houses, It Is By No Means Handsome. Several Of ...
Schenectady
Schenectady, A City Of The State Of New York, In The County Of Schenectady, At North Lat. 42° 45', And 73° 47' West Long. From Greenwich. The Name Of This City, Is Of Indian Origin, Being Derived From Schenectadea, Or Pine-wood-landing, A Phrase, Used By The Indians To Designate An ...
Scholium
Scholium. It Follows From The Above Proposition, That, If The System Of Straight Lines, Or The Cone Of Rays Drawn From The Point Of Sight To The Objects Be The Same, Their Perspective Representations Will Be The Same. Hence Ob Jects Of Very Different Figure And Appearance May Have The ...
Schuylkill
Schuylkill Navigation.—among Theim Provements In The State Of Pennsylvania, The Works Constructed For The Purposes Of Inland Navigation, On The Schuylkill, Are Entitled To A Conspicuous Place. This River Which The Commonwealth May Truly Call Her Own, Having Its Origin In Her Mountains And Its Termination In The Delaware Within ...
Schylus
.schylus, One Of The First Grecian Tragic Poets And Reformers Of The Stage. The Accounts Of The Life Of This Author, As Of Most Of The Early Greek Poets, Have Descended To Us In A Very Questionable Shape. In The Hiography, Which Is Generally Prefixed To The Editions Of His ...
Scla
Scla, Bl'iss. Tem. Pelecanes, Lin. &c. Bill Vigorous, Long Shaped Like A Lengthened Cone, Very Thick At The Base, Compressed Towards The Tip, Which Is Obliquely Curved, Cleft Beyond The Eyes, Edges Of Both Mandibles Serrated ; Face And Throat Naked ; Nostrils Basal, Linear, Concealed ; Legs Short, Stout, ...
Scolopax
Scolopax. Tern &c. Rust/cola, Bill Long, Straight, Compressed, Slender, Soft, With The Tip Turgid ; Both Mandibles Channelled The Half Of Their Length, The Tip Of The Upper Projecting Beyond That Of The Under, And The Turgid Portion Hooked ; Nostrils Lateral, Ba Sal, Longitudinally Cleft Near The Edges Of ...