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of Cla ical Greek Lit., I. 407. Sophronia (sof-rō'ni-ä). [Gr., 'of a sound mind.'] A character in Ta o's "Jerusalem Delivered." Sophy (sō'fi), The. A play by Sir John Denham, acted in 1641 at Black friars, and printed in 1642. It is founded on a story in Herbert's "Travels." Sora (sō'rä). A town in the province of Caserta, Italy, situated on the Garigliano 62 miles east-southeast of Rome. It has a cathedral and some manufactures. It was an ancient Volscian town, was captured by the Romans, and was colonized by them in 303 в. с. Рорpulation (1881), 5,411; commune, 13,208. Soracte (sō-rak'tē). A detached mountain in Italy, situated near the Tiber 25 miles north by east of Rome: the modern Monte Sant' Oreste. There is an extensive view from its summit, and it is notable for an ancient temple of Apollo. Height, 2,260 feet. Sorata (sō-rä'tä), Nevado de, or Illampu (elyämpö). A volcanic mountain of the Bolivian Andes, on the eastern side of Lake Titicaca, nearly north of La Paz. Height, 21,500 (acSording me town in the province of to some, 23,000-24,000) feet. Brandenburg, Pru ia, situated 56 miles south southeast of Frankfort-on-the-Oder. It has manufactures of cloth, linen, etc., and is the oldest town in Lower Lusatia. Population (1890), 14,456. Sorbonne (sor-bon'), La. A celebrated house founded in the University of Paris about 1250 by Robert de Sorbon or Sorbonne, chaplain and confe or of Louis IX. The college of the Sorbonne became one of the four constituent parts, and the predominant one, of the faculty of theology in the university. It exercised a high influence in ecclesiastical affairs and on the public mind, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was suppre ed during the Revolution, and deprived of its endowments. At the reconstruction of the university under Napoleon I., the building erected for it by Richelieu, and still called the Sorbonne, was ceded to the city of Paris on condition that the theological faculty, in connection with the faculties of science and belles lettres, should remove there. New buildings were erected 1884-89. Touraine, about 1409: died near Jumigny, Feb. 9,1450. The favorite mistre of Charles VII. of France. She was brought up with Is a belle, the wife d'Anjou, and remained her friend through life. Charles, who first saw her when she was about twenty years old, remained faithful to her till her death, and her influence over him was generally beneficial. Sorèze (sō-rāz'). A small town in the department of Tarn, southern France, situated about 35 miles east-southeast of Toulouse: the medie val Sorecinum. It is noted for its Roman Cath olic college. Soria (sō'rē-ä). 1. A province of Old Castile, Spain, bounded by Burgos on the northwest, Logroño on the north, Sarago a on the east, Guadalajara on the south, and Segovia on the west. Area, 3,836 square miles. Population (1887), 151,471.-2. The capital of the province of Soria, Spain, situated on the Duero in lat. 41° 45′ N., long. 2° 34′ W. Near it is the site of the ancient Numantia. It was sacked by Ney in 1808. Population (1887), 7,784. Sorlingues (sor-lang'). The French name of the Scilly Islands. Soröe (so'ré-e), or Sorö (sō'rė). A small town in the island of Zealand, Denmark, 44 miles west-southwest of Copenhagen: noted for its academy. Sorosis (sō-rō'sis). [In botany, a multiple fruit, like the pineapple; from Gr. σωρός , a heap.] The first women's club in the United States, founded at New York in 1868. Sorr. See Soor . Sorrel (sor'el), Hetty. One of the principal female characters in George Eliot's novel "Adam Bede": a pretty, vain, and pleasure loving dairymaid. Sorrento (sor-ren'tō). A town in the province of Naples, Italy, situated on the Bay of Naples, 16 miles south-southeast of Naples: Surrentum. It is a favorite watering-place; was noted in antiquity for its wines; and was the birthplace of Ta o. Population (1881), 6,089; commune, 7,869. es: the ancient Sorrows of Werther, The. [G. Das Leiden des A sentimental novel by jungen Werther .] Goethe (published in 1774), written in the form of letters. Sosigenes (so-sij'e-nēz). [Gr. Σωσιγένης.] Lived in the 1st century B. C. An Alexandrian astronomer who reformed the calendar, under the direction of Julius Cæsar, 46 B. C. He is some philosopher. times identified with an Egyptian Peripatetic Sospel (sos-pel'). A town in the department of Alpes-Mar i times, France, situated on the Bévère 16 miles northeast of Nice. Population (1891), commune, 3,887. Soter (sō'ter). [Gr. σωτήρ , savior or preserver.] A Greek surname of various gods and men (as Zeus, Ptolemy I. of Egypt, etc.). period from 1831 to 1871. Sotteville lez Rouen (sot-vēl' la rö-on'). A town in the department of Seine-Inférieure, France, situated on the Seine above Rouen. Population (1891), commune, 16,384. Souabe (sö-äb'). The French name of Swabia. Soubise (sö-bēz'), Seigneur de (Benjamin de Rohan). Born at La Rochelle, 1583: died at London, Oct. 9, 1642. A French commander, brother of Henri de Rohan. He was one of the Huguenot leaders in the wars of 1621-29. He conducted the heroic though unsucce ful defense of La Rochelle 1627-28. Soubise, Prince de (Charles de Rohan). Born at Paris, July 16, 1715: died there, July 4, 1787. A French general. He was, through the influence of Madame de Pompadour, mistre of Louis XV., appointed to the command of an army soon after the beginning of the Seven Years' War. He was totally defeated by Frederick II. at Ro bach Nov. 5, 1757, but in the following year gained the victories of Sonders hausen and Lützelburg, for which he was rewarded with the rank of marshal of France. Soublette (sō-blāt tā or söb-let'), Carlos. Born at Caracas, 1790: died there, Feb. 12, 1870. A Venezuelan general and statesman. prominent in the war for independence, commanding in He was 1821-23; was minister of war for Colombia 1825 1827; president of the Venezuelan Constitutional Convention 1830; minister of war for Venezuela 1830-34; envoy to Spain 1835; and in the latter year was elected vice-president of Venezuela. On the resignation of Vargas he a umed the executive May 11, 1836, but soon after placed it in charge of Narvarte and went to Spain to conclude an important treaty, returning and resuming his post March 11, 1837. He was succeeded Feb. 1, 1839, by Paez, who made him secretary of war; and was again president Jan. 28, 1844 1845 banished subsequently he held cabinet positions and commanded the army.