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1 " 5 ei, 1716. z. EfTai Philofophique fur l’Ame des Bites, 
1728, 121110, and 1737, 2 vols. 8vo. 3. Ex portion de la 
Dotlrine Orthodoxe de la Trinite, 1734, 121110. 4. Let- 
tres fur les vrais Pfincipes de la Religion, 1741. 2 vols. 
i2ino. 3. Recherches fur les Vertus de l’Eairde Goudron, 
trandated from bifliop Berkeley, 1745, 12010. 6. Sermons, 
1748, 8vo, and a great many other works. 
BOULLO'GNE (Lewis), a celebrated French painter, 
and profelfor of the academy of painting, very didinguiihed 
for joining in his compofitions a noble enthuliafni to a won¬ 
derful elegance. His picture of Auguftus (hutting the 
temple of Janus, which he executed for his reception into 
the academy; his four elements; his flight into Egypt; 
with many of his pieces at Notredame, at the Hoiei-de- 
ville, and at the Chartreux, &c. have great and didin- 
gui(lied merit. He died at Paris in 1674; and left behind 
two fons and two daughters, who were admired for their 
talents in the fame art. 
BOULLO'GNE (Bon), his elded fon, was born at Pa¬ 
ris, 1634, formed his talie at Rome and in Lombardy. 
He.had that particular talent of imitating the ancient maf- 
ters, which the Italians call the art of making Padicci. 
He was alfo, from his univerfality in it, called the Proteus 
of-painting. He died 1697, aged forty-three. 
BOUI.LOGNOIS', before the revolution, a country of 
France, in the northern part of Picardy, of which ^Bou¬ 
logne was the capital. 
BOUL'LOIRE, a town of France, in the department of 
the Sarte, and chief place of a canton, in the didriCft of 
St. Calais: five leagues ead of X,e Mans. 
BOULO'GNE, or Boulogne-sur-Mer, a city and 
fea-port of France, in the department of the Straits of 
Calais. It is divided into Upper and Lower Town, the 
former of which is furrounded with walls, and contains 
about 400 houfes. This part was principally inhabited 
before the revolution by nobility. The lower town lies 
nearer to the fea, and is not furrounded with walls, and 
contains a greater number of inhabitants than the upper 
town; and, from its connection with the harbour, mono¬ 
polizes almod the whole of die trade. Before the revo¬ 
lution, it was the fee of a bifhop, fuffragan of Reims, the 
feat of a governor, a commandant, a king’s lieutenancy, 
&c. The harbour is difficult to enter, and the anchorage 
not good. There is not depth of water for (hips of war, 
and trading veflels mud take the advantage of the tide. 
Boulogne was taken by Henry VIII. king of England, in 
1344: but was reltored to France upon the peace in 1350. 
Four hundred thoufand crowns were paid in condderation 
of the reUitution and arrears of tribute due from France. 
Four pods fouth-fouth-weft of Calais, and thirty and a half 
north of Paris. Lat. 50.44. N. Ion. 1. 36. E. Greenw ich. 
BOULO'GNE, a town of France, in the department 
of the Upper Garonne, and chief place of a canton, in the 
didrift of St.Gaudens : four leagues north of St.Gaudens, 
and thirteen fouth-wed of Touloufe. 
BOULON' (Le), a town of France, in the department 
of the. Eallern Pyrenees, taken by the Spaniards in the 
year 1793, and retaken in 1794: four leagues fouth of 
Perpignan. 
BOUL'TER (Dr. Hugh), an eminent’divine, born in 
or near London, of reputable and wealthy parents. He 
was educated at Merchant-taylors’ fchool ; and, before 
the revolution, was from thence admitted a commoner of 
Chridchurch, in Oxford. Some time after, he waschofen 
a demy of Magdalen-college, at the fame election with 
Mr. Addifon and Dr. Wilcox. From the merit and learn¬ 
ing of the perfons elected, this was called by Dr. Hough, 
preddent of the college, the golden election, tie afterwards 
became fellow of the fame college; in which dation he 
continued in the univerlity till he was invited to London 
by Sir Charles Hedges, principal fecretary of date, in the 
year 1700, who made him his chaplain, and recommended 
him to Dr. Tenifun, archbifhop of Canterbury ; but his 
fud preferments were owing to the earl of Sunderland, by 
whole intered and influence he was promoted to St.Olave’s 
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in Southwark, and the archdeaconry of Surrey. Here he 
continued difeharging very diligently every part of his paf- 
toral office, till he was recommended to attend George I. 
as his chaplain when he went to Hanover in 1719. He 
had the honour to teach prince Frederic the Eiighfh lan¬ 
guage ; and by his conduct he fo won the king’s favour, 
that he promoted him to the deanery of Chridchurch, and 
the biihopric of Bridol, in the fame year. As he was vi- 
fiting his diocefe five years afterwards, he received a letter 
from the fecretary of date, acquainting him that the king 
had nominated him to the archbilltopric of Armagh, and 
primacy of Ireland. This,honour lie would gladly have 
declined ; and defined the fecretary to ule his good offices 
with his majedy to excufe him from accepting it. Ireland 
happened to be at this juncture in a great flame, occafion- 
ed by Wood’s ruinous project ; and the minidry thought 
that the b (hop would greatly contribute to quench it by 
his judgment, moderation, and addrefs. The king there¬ 
fore laid his abfolute commands upon him ; to which he 
fubmitted, but with reluftance. As loon as he had taken 
podeffion of the primacy, he began to confider that coun¬ 
try, in which his lot was call for life, as his own ; and to 
promote its true inhered with the greated zeal and affidui- 
ty. Accordingly, in innumerable indances he exerted 
himfelf in the nobled adls of beneficence and public fpirit. 
In feafons of the greated fcavcity, he was more than once 
indr.umental in preventing a famine w hich threatened that 
nation. On one of thefe bccafions he dilh ibuted vad quan¬ 
tities of corn throughout the kingdom, for w hich the houfe 
of commons paired a vote of public thanks; and at ano¬ 
ther time 2500’perfons were fed at the poor-.hotife in Dub¬ 
lin, every morning, and as many.every evening, fora con- 
fiderable time together, mofily at tlie primate’s expence. 
When fchemes were propofed for the advantage of the 
country, he encouraged and promoted them not only with 
his counfel but his purfe. He had great compaffion for the 
poor clergy of his diocefe, who were difabled from giving 
their children a proper education; and he maintained fe- 
veral of the children of fuch in the univerfity. He eredted 
four houfes at Drogheda for the reception of clergymen’s 
widow's, and purchafed an eflate for the endowment of 
them. His charities for augmenting fmall livings and 
buying glebes amounted to upwards of 30,0001. befides 
what he devifed by will for the like purpofes in England. 
In lbort, the indances he gave of his generofity and bene¬ 
volence of heart, his virtue, his piety, and his wildom,are 
almod innumerable, and the hiftory of his life is his no- 
bled panegyric. This excellent prelate afterwards came 
on a vidt to London, where he died on the 2d of June, 
1742, and was interred in Wedniinder-abbey, w here a-beaiu. 
tiful monument is erefted to his memory. 
BOUI.'TINE, f. A term which workmen rife for a 
moulding, the convexity of which is one-founh of a circle; 
being the member jud below the plinth in the Tulcan and 
Doric capital. 
BOU'LUKE,y. in the military order of the Turks, a 
felect body of janizaries, appropriated to fome particular 
enterprize. 
BOUM, anciently a town in Ethiopia, beyond Egypt, 
on the wed fine of the Nile. 
-BOUM SOLIS STABULA, the ancient territory of 
Mvl.e ; a"peninfu)a on the ead coad of'Sicily, to’the north 
of Syractife, remarkable for its fertility and rich pafiures ; 
and hence arofe the fable of the oxen of the fun feeding 
there. Pliny and Seneca fay, that fomething like dung 
is thrown out on the coad of Mylae and Melfana, which 
gave rife to the fable of the oxen of the fun being dalled 
there ; and at this day the inhabitants affirm the fame 
thing. Cluvcn'us. 
To BOUNCE, v. n. [a word formed, fays Skinner, from 
the found.] To fall or fly againfi any thing with great 
force, fo as to rebound : 
The fright awaken’d Arcite with a dart, 
Againft his bofom bounc'd his heaving heart. D ydtn. 
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