. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... l the fortune left him by his father, returned to Abdera, poor in purse, butrich in wis<1oni. Though at first slightedby his countrymen, he ultimately acijuircdtheir aflection and reverence. He died inhis hundred and sixtli year. All his nu-merous works are lost. The atomic .sys-tem originated with Democritus. He wasalso an expeiimcntal philosopher, and firsttaught that the liglit of the galaxy arisesfrom a multitude of stars. Many absurdstories are told of liim, among which may
. A dictionary of biography; comprising the most eminent characters of all ages, nations, and professions ... l the fortune left him by his father, returned to Abdera, poor in purse, butrich in wis<1oni. Though at first slightedby his countrymen, he ultimately acijuircdtheir aflection and reverence. He died inhis hundred and sixtli year. All his nu-merous works are lost. The atomic .sys-tem originated with Democritus. He wasalso an expeiimcntal philosopher, and firsttaught that the liglit of the galaxy arisesfrom a multitude of stars. Many absurdstories are told of liim, among which maybe reckoned that of his perpetual laughterat human follies. \ KE, Abraham, was born ia1677, at Vitri, in Champagne, and, on therevocation of the edict of ISantz, he settledin England, where he subsisted by teach-ing the mathematics. As a calculator hewas so skilful that his name has becomealmost proverbial. He died in 1754. TheDoctrine of Chances is his best knownproduction ; but he wrote also a work onAauuities; Miscellanea Analytica; and DEM some papers in the Philosophical Trans-actions. DEN 217. DEMOSTHENES, whom his great Ro-man rival calls the most perfect of ora-tors, was the son of a sword blade man-ufacturer at Athens, and was born about381 B. c. Left an orphan at seven yearsof age, he was neglected and cheated bvhis unworthy guardians. He, however,obtained the lessons of Plato and Euclidof Megara; and, having witnessed the ap-plause bestowed on Callistratus, he becameeager to win tlie palm of eloquence. Withincessant care he laboured to rid himselfof an impediment in his speech, and otiierpersonal defects, and to acquire self-confi-dence and grace of action. Isaeus was hispreceptor in the rhetorical art. His firsttrial of his powers whs in an action againsthis guardians, for tlieir misconduct, andhe was completely successful. A noblerfield was soon opened to him. During thePhocian and Olynthian wars he opposedwith admirable talent and vigour the de-signs of Phil
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