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See Bœotia. Boisard (bwä-zär'), Jean Jacques François Marie. Born at Caen, France, 1743: died at Caen, 1831. A French fabulist. He was the author of "Fables nouvelles" (1773), "Fables et poésies diverses" (1804), "Mille et une fables" (1806), etc. Bois Brûlés (bwä brü-lā'). [F., 'burnt woods.'] See Sitcanxu . Bois de Boulogne (bwä de bö-lony'). [F., Boulogne wood,' from the town Boulogne-surSeine.] A park in Paris reached by the Champs Élysées, the avenue of the Grande Armée, or the avenue of the Bois de Boulogne. It covers an area of 2,158 acres, and contains the Gardens of the Acclimatization Society and the race-courses of Long champs and Auteuil, and is celebrated for its turf, trees, and ornamental sheets of water. The present park was ceded to the city and laid out in 1853. Bois de Vincennes (bwä dė vań-sen'). A publie park in Paris, somewhat larger than the Bois de Boulogne. It contains "La Faisanderie" (a farm for agricultural experiments), a drill-ground, a racecourse, etc. Boise (boiz), James Robinson. Born at Bland ford, Ma ., Jan. 27, 1815: died at Chicago, Ill., Feb. 9, 1895. An American educator. He was profe or of Greek at Brown University 1843-50, at the University of Michigan 1852-68, and after 1868 at the University of Chicago. He wrote "Greek Syntax," etc. Boisé City (boi'ze sit'i). The capital of Idaho, situated on the Boisé River in lat. 43° 36' N., long. 116° 15′ W. It is the chief town in the State, and has gold and silver-mines. Population (1890), 2,311. Boisgobey (bwä-go-bā'), Fortuné Abraham du. Born at Granville (Manche), France, Sept. 11, 1821: died Feb., 1891. A French novelist. He served as paymaster in the army in Algiers 1844-48. His works include "Les gredins" (1873), "Le chevalier Ca e Cou" (1873), "Le dem i-monde sous la Terreur" (1877), "La main coupée" (1880), "La revanche de Fernande" (1882), "La bande rouge" (1886), etc. Bois-Guilbert (F. pron. bwä'gel-bar'), Brian de. A Knight Templar, preceptor of the order, in Scott's novel "Ivanhoe." Having fallen in love with Rebecca and been repulsed by her, he carries her off to his preceptory. Being compelled to accuse her of witchcraft, he meets her defender Ivanhoe in the lists, and drops dead at the beginning of the encounter. Bois-le-Duc. See Hertogenbosch . Boi ieu (bwä-sye'). Jean Jacques de. Born at Lyons, France, 1736: died at Lyons, 1810. A French painter and engraver. Bokerly Dyke (bō'ker-li dīk). The ruins of Roman intrenchments in the neighborhood of Farnham, England, the site of the ancient Vin do glad i a. Bokhara (bō-khä'rä), or Bukhara (bö-khäʼrä). A khanate of central Asia, under Ru ian influence, bounded by Asiatic Ru ia on the north, east, and west, Khiva on the northwest, and Afghanistan on the south. It corresponds partly to the ancient Sogdiana, and formed part of the dominions of Jenghiz Khan and of Timur. It occupies in part the lower basin of the Zerafshan; produces grain, hemp, cotton, rice, fruits, tobacco, live stock; and has manufactures of silk, firearms, jewelry, and cutlery. Its capital is Bokhara. The government is a hereditary despotism (with a Ru ian resident). The population is composed of Tadjiks, Uzbegs, and Turkomans. The prevailing religion is Mohammedan ism. Bokhara was taken by the Uzbegs about 1505. It was at war with Ru ia 1865-68, and ceded Sam ark and to Ru ia in 1868. Area, 92,000 square miles. Population, 2,500,000. Bokhara. The capital of Bokhara, situated in lat. 39° 48′ N., long. 64° 25′ E. It is surnamed the "Noble," and is renowned as an intellectual center of central Asia. It contains many mosques and Mohammedan theological schools. It is now reached by the Ru ian Trans cas pian Railway. Population, about 100,000. Bolan (bo-län'). A district in northern Balu chi stan, administered by British officials. Bolandshahr (boʻland-shär'). A district in the Meerut division of the Northwest Provinces, British India. Area, 1,915 square miles. Pop ulation (1881), 924,822. Bolan Pa . A gorge in the mountains of northeastern Balu chi stan. It is traversed, since 1885-86, by a British military railway which connects Quettah with Sind in India. Height, 5,800 feet. Bolbec (bol-bek'). A town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, France, 18 miles east-northeast of Havre. Population (1891), commune, 12,028. Bolbitinic (bol-bi-tin'ik), or Bolbitine (bol'bit in), or Bolbitic (bol-bit'ik) Mouth of the Nile. [L. Ostium Bolbitinum or Bolbiticum Nili , Gr. Βολβίτινον στόμα τοῦ Νεῖλου; from Bolbitine , Gr. Βολβιτίνη, a town in the Delta, on this branch of the river.] One of the principal ancient mouths of the Nile, partly represented by the modern Rosetta Mouth. Bold Stroke for a Husband, A. A comedy by Mrs. Cowley, brought out in 1783. Bold Stroke for a Wife, A. A comedy by Mrs. Cent livre with "Mr. Mottley," produced in 1718. Bolerium (bō-lē'ri-um), or Belerium. In ancient geography, the promontory in Britain now called Land's End. Boleyn (bul'in), or Bullen (bül'en), Anne, Queen of England. Born 1507: beheaded at London, May 19, 1536. The second wife of Henry VIII. of England, whom she married on or about Jan. 25, 1533, and mother of Queen Eliza beth. She was the daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn, later death on a charge of adultery and incest, and decapitated. She was certainly not guilty of all the crimes of which she was accused, but her entire innocence is a matter of doubt. Bolgolam (bol'gō-lam). A character in Garrick's earl of Wilts hire and Ormond. She was condemned to play "Lilliput." Bolgrad (bol' gräd), or Bielgrad (byal'gräd). A town in the government of Be arabia, Rus- sia, situated at the head of Lake Jalpuch, in lat. 47° 45′ N., long. 28° 40′ E. Population, 8,179. Bolingbroke (bol'ing-bruk). A conjurer in the second part of Shakspere's play "Henry VI." Boi onade (bwä-so-näd'), Jean François. Born at Paris, Aug. 12, 1774: died at Pa y, France, Sept. 8, 1857. A noted French cla ical scholar, profe or of Greek literature in the faculty of letters of the Academy of Paris. Boi y d'Anglas (bwä-se' don-gläs'), Comte François Antoine de. Born at St. Jean- Bolingbroke, Henry of. See Henry IV . Chambre, Ardèche, France, Dec. 8, 1756: died Bolingbroke, Viscount. See St. John, Henry. at Paris, Oct. 20, 1826. A French statesman Bolintineanu (bō-len-të-ne-än'), Demeter. Born at Bolintina, Rumania, 1826: died at Bukharest, Sept. 1, 1872. A Rumanian poet and politician. He published a French translation of his poems, "Brises d'Orient" (1866). Bolivar (bol'i-vär; Sp. pron. bō-lē'vär), Simon. Born at Caracas, July 24, 1783: died at San Pedro, near Santa Marta, Dec. 17, 1830. A famous Venezuelan general and statesman. He took an active part in the revolution at Caracas in 1810; served under Miranda in 1812; captured Caracas Aug. 4, 1813; was there named general of the Venezuelan forces and tempo forced to retire to Barcelona and thence to Jamaica (May, rary dictator, and received the title of "Liberator"; was 1815); made an unsucce ful descent upon the Venezuelan coast in May, 1816, and a second, succe ful, attempt in December and took Angostura liter patrist cone