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in his Miscellanies in Verse and Prose, 8vo.

Lond. 1737.

ARCHIMEDES, died B. C. 208.

Select Theorems out of Archimedes, by Wm. Whiston printed with the elements of Euclid. 8vo. Lond. 1714, 1719, 1727, 1747.

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The Arenarius of Archimedes, translated from the Greek, with Notes and Illustrations, by Geo. Anderson, Wadham College, Oxford. 8vo. Lond. 1784. The notes are curious and pertinent, and the translation executed in a masterly manner.

Archimedes Theorems of the Sphere and Cylinder investigated by the Method of indivisibility, by Isaac Barrow, D. D. with his Translation of the Elements of Euclid. 8vo. Lond. 1660, 1668, 1696, and often afterwards,

ARETÆUS, supposed to be contemporary with Julius Cæsar.

Aretæus; consisting of eight Books on the Causes, Symptoms, and Cure of acute and chronic Diseases. Translated from the original Greek, by John Moffatt, M. D. 8vo. Lond. 1785.—“ ›A translation generally correct, and which gives pretty nearly the sense of the original." Month. Rev.

ARISTÆNETUS, A. C. 358, or perhaps in the 5th Cent.

Aristænetus's Epistles, trauslated from the Greek by Mr. Thomas Brown, in his Works, 4th edition, 12mo. 1715. Vol. I. p. 245, 283. Letters of Love and Gallantry by Aristænetus, 8vo. Lond. 1750.

The Love Epistles of Aristænetus, translated from the Greek into English Metre, 8vo. Lond. 1771. A work well executed, in which are some original poems of the translator.

ARISTEAS, a Jew, who fabricated a History of the Septuagint, some time before the Christian Era.

The auncient History of the Septuagint written in Greeke, by Aristeas, 1900 Years since. Newly done into English, by J.Done.—With this quaint motto, Tempora, Tempera, Tempore, 12mo. Lond. 1633.

-The second edition, revised and very much corrected from the original, 8vo, Lond. 1685,

The History of the Seventy-two Interpreters→ to which is added, the History of the Angels, and their Gallantry with the Daughters of Men, written by Enoch the Patriarch. Published in Greek by Dr. Grabe, made English by Mr. Lewis, of C. C. C. Oxford, 12mo. 1715.

Aristeas's History of the 72 Interpreters, translated into English by Wm. Whiston, (Authentic Records) 8vo. Lond. 1727. part ii. p. 493.

ARISTOPHANES, B. C. 446.

Key for Honesty, down with Knavery, a Comedy, translated out of Aristophanes his Plutus, by Thos. Randolphe, 4to. Lond. 1651. Plutus, translated by H. H. B. 4to. Lond. 1659.

The Clouds, translated from the Greek of Aristophanes, by T. Stanley. History of Philosophy, fol. Lond. 1708. p. 99. and in the 4to Edition. Lond. 1743. p. 102-114. This is not a complete translation of the original, though correct and faithful as far as it goes.

Plutus, or the World's Idol, and The Clouds, by Lewis Theobald, 12mo. Lond. 1715. Mr. Theobald's translation is not from the Greek of Aristophanes, but-from the French version of Madame D'Acier.

Plutus, translated from the original Greek of Aristophanes by Henry Fielding, Esq. and Dr. Young. These translators had intended to have gone through the whole works of Aristophanes, and Plutus was given as a specimen; but the design was abandoned.

The Clouds-now first entirely translated into English, with the principal Scholia, and

Notes critical and explanatory, (by Mr. James White) 12mo. Lond. 1759.

ARISTOTLE, B. C. 384.

Aristotle's Rhetorick, or the true Grounds and Principles of Oratory, shewing the right Art of pleading and speaking in full Assemblies and Courts of Judicature, 8vo. Lond. 1686. Second edition, 8vo Lond. 1693.

A Brief of the Art of Rhetoric, containing in Substance all that Aristotle hath written in his three Books on that Subject, by Thomas Hobbes, 12mo. Lond. No date. Published afterwards in two books, 8vo. Lond. 1681.

Abstract of Aristotle's Rhetoric, &c. by John Lawson, D.D. Lectures concerning Oratory, 8vo. Lond. 1759. Lecture iii. p. 44.

Aristotle's Art of Poetry, translated from the original Greek, with D'Acier's Notes, 8vo. Lond. 1705, 1709, 1714. This is only a translation of D'Acier's translation, notwithstanding the pretensions of the Title-page.

Aristotle's Poetics, translated from the Greek, 8vo. Lond. 1775. "So very literal" says Mr. Pye," as to be absolutely unintelligible to any person not acquainted with the original.”

-translated from the Greek, with Notes by Henry James Pye, Esq. 8vo. Lond. 1788. "Mr. P. has executed his difficult and laborious

task with elegance, force and precision.” Month. Review.

Arist. Poetics with Notes on the Translation and on the Original; and two Dissertations on poetical and musical Imitations, by Thomas Twining, M. A. 4to. Oxford, 1789. Of this translation all the literary Journals have spoken in terms of very high and justly-merited praise.

with a Commentary, illustrating the Poetics of Aristotle by Examples, &c, by H. J. Pye, 4to. Lond. 1792. This is a new and corrected edition of the Poetics, and is much more valuable than the preceding edition.

The Problems of Aristotle, 12mo. Lond. 1607, 1680,

Aristotle's Book of Problems, touching Man's Body, 8vo. Lond. 1690.

The Ethiques of Aristotle, that is to saye, Preceptes of good Behavioure, and perfighte Honestie, now newly translated into English. Translated out of the Italian by Jhon Wylkinson, 16mo. Lond. 1547.

Aristotle of Morals to Nichomachus, Book I. translated by Edmund Pargites, Esq. 4to Lond. 1745.

Aristotle's Politiques, or Discourses on Government. Translated out of Greeke into French, by Loys le Roy; and translated out of French into English, by J. D. fol. Lond. 1597. Second edition, Lond. 1598, fol.

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