Benserade, Isaac

DE, ( bon - sa - rad ',) a French poet, B. 1612, and patronized by Richelieu, Mazarin, and Louis XIV. His madrigals, sonnets, and songs, as well as his wit and conversational powers, rendered him a great favorite at court. He was called, by way of pre-eminence, le poéte de la cour. D. 1691. Ben's hee, n. See BANSHEE. Bens'heim, a town of the grand-duchy of He e- Darmstadt, 15 m. S. of Darmstadt; pop . 4,561. Ben's on, in Kentucky , atwp. of Franklin co. Ben's on, in New York, a post-village of Hamilton co., abt. 50 m. N.N.W. of Albany. Ben's on, in Vermont, a post-township of Rutland co., 60 m. S.W. of Montpelier. Ben's on Centre, in New York, a post-office of Hamilton co. Ben's on Grove, in Iowa, a township of Winnebago co. Ben's on Landing, in Vermont, a post-office of Rutland co. Ben's Run, in West Virginia , a P. O. of Tyler co. Bent, imp . and pp . from BEND, q. v. -p. a. Bended; inflected; inclined; prone to, or having a fixed propensity towards; determined. State of being bended or curved; flexure or flexion. "Strike gently, and hold your rod at a bent a little.". -Declivity; descent; as, the bent of a hill. (R.) "Beneath the low ring brow, and on a bent , The temple stood of Mars omnipotent." - Dryden. -A leaning or bias of mind; inclination. "They fool me to the top of my bent." - Shaks. -Tendency; determination; fixed purpose. -Close application. (R.)