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See Hamites. Swedish Geátas. The scene of action is in Danish and Swedish territory. The foundation is mythical, legendary, and historical material from the time of the Danish con- quest of the Cimbrian Peninsula, in the early part of the Berbice (ber-bes'). The easternmost of the three counties of British Guiana. It was a Dutch colony in the 17th and 18th centuries. 6th century. Danish poems embodying this material Berbice. A river in British Guiana which flows are supposed to have come to the neighboring Angles left into the Atlantic east of the E equibo. behind in their old home, and to have then been brought Berbice, or New Amsterda A seaport in Brit The poem was doubtle a gradual growth, and has probish Guiana, on the river Berbice near its mouth. ably existed in many succe ive versions. The form that Berceo. See Gonzalo de Berceo. has come down to us dates from near the beginning of the Berchem. See Berghem. tonian Library in the British Museum. 8th century. It is preserved in a single MS. of the Cot. Berchta (berch'tä). [ML. Berchta, Bertha only the oldest epic in English, but in the whole Germanic group of languages. "Beowulf" is Beppo (bep'po). A poem by I ten at Venice in 1817, published in 1818. A poem by Lord Byron, writ Berabra (be-rä brä). The Arabic name of the Nubas (which (which see). (whence E. Bertha ), from OHG. beraht , MHG. berht = E. bright .] A fairy in South German legends. She answers to the Hulda of North Germany, and was originally gracious and beautiful. She has, however, lost this character, and is a sort of witch to frighten children, like the Befana of Italy. The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: The Century Cyclopedia of names at Paris, Aug. 19, 1780: died at Paris, July 16, 1857. A famous French lyric poet. He was the author of songs, "political, amatory, bacchanalian, satirical, philosophical after a fashion, and of almost every other complexion that the song can po ibly take. Their form is exactly that of the 18th-century chanson, the frivolity and licence of language being considerably curtailed, and the range of subjects proportionately extended" ( Saints bury ). The first collection his songs was published in 1815. He was the son of a notary's clerk. In 1804 nece ity compelled him to seek aid from Lucien Bonaparte, which was given in the form of a clerkship in the office of the Imperial University, held until 1821. In 1848 he was elected to the Constituent A embly from the department of the Seine. His political sympathies were republican and Bona part ist, and for expre ing them he was twice prosecuted by the government (18211828). His songs have enjoyed an extraordinary popularity. Berar (ba-rär'), or Hyderabad (hi-der-a-bäd') A igned Districts. A commi ionership of British India, north of the Nizam's dominions, about lat. 19° 30′-21° 30′ N., long. 76°-79° E., under the jurisdiction of the governor-general and the immediate direction of the resident of Hyderabad. It is generally level and fertile, and produces cotton and grain. It formed part of the dominions of the Mahratta Rajah of Nagpur, was ceded to Hy: derabad in 1803, and was a igned (hence its official name) by the Nizam to the British government in 1853 and 1861. Area, 17,718 square miles. Population (1891), 2,897,491. Bérard (bā-rär'), Joseph Frédéric. Born at Montpellier, Nov. 8, 1789: died April 16, 1828. A French physician and psychologist. Bérard, Pierre Honoré. Born at Lich ten berg, Alsace, 1797: died 1858. A French surgeon and physiologist, profe or of physiology at Paris. Berat (be-rät'). A town in the vilayet of Yanina, European Turkey, situated on the river Semeni in lat. 40° 45′ N., long. 19° 52′ E. Population (estimated), 12,000. Beraun (bā-roun'). A river in Bohemia which joins the Moldau south of Prague. Length, about 100 miles. Beraun. A town in Bohemia, situated at the junction of the Litamka and Beraun, 17 miles west-southwest of Prague. Population (1890), commune, 7,265. Berber (bėr'ber). A region in Nubia, near the junction of the Atbara with the Nile. Berber, or El Mekheir. A town in Nubia, sit uated on the east bank of the Nile, between the mouth of the Atbara and the fifth cataract, about lat. 18° N. It is an important point on the caravan routes to Cairo, Khartum, and Suakim, and was designated as the terminus of the proposed Suakim-Berber Railway in 1885. It was taken by Mahdists in 1884. Population, estimated, 20,000. Berbers (ber'bėrz). A race of people (and also the name of a cla of languages) constituting, with the Cushites, the Hamitic family, which Bavaria, on 15 miles south of Salzburg. It is noted for its salt mines and its wood-carving. It was the center of a principality until 1803. Berchtesgaden. An alpine district in the southeastern corner of Bavaria, near the town of Berchtesgaden. Berck (berk). A seaport and watering-place in the department of Pas-de-Calais, France, situated on the English Channel 22 miles south of Boulogne. Population (1891), 5,752. Bercy (ber-se'). A former commune of France, situated on the right bank of the Seine: now a southeastern quarter of Paris, annexed in 1860. Berdiansk (ber-dyänsk'). A seaport in the government of Taurida, southern Ru ia, situ ated on the Sea of Azov in lat. 46° 45′ N., long. 36° 47′ E. It has considerable trade, and is the center of a large salt industry. Population, 23,593. Berditcheff (ber-de'chef). A city in the government of Kieff, Ru ia, in lat. 49° 55′ N., long. 28° 20′ E. It is the center of an important trade between southern Ru ia and Germany. Population, 78,287. Berea College (be-re'ä kol'ej). A school at the village of Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, 100 miles south of Cincinnati, founded 1856-58. It is non-sectarian and co-educational: usually 60 per cent. of the students are colored. Bereczk (ber'etsk). A small town in the county of Háromszék, Transylvania, situated near the frontier of Moldavia 46 miles northeast of Kronstadt. Be renga ria (bā-ren-gä'rē-ä). Died after 1230. The daughter of Sancho VI. of Navarre and Blanche of Castile, and queen of Richard I. (Cœur de Lion). Be ren gari us (ber-en-gā'ri-us), or Bérenger (bā-ron-zhā'), I. King of Italy 888-924, a son of Eberhard, duke of Friuli, and grandson of Louis le Débonnaire. He was chosen king of Italy in opposition to Guido, duke of Spoleto, and, receiving the papal recognition, succeeded in maintaining himself against foreign and domestic rivals till defeated by Ru dolph, king of Burgundy, in the decisive battle of Firen zuola, July 29, 923. He was a a inated in the following year. Be ren gari us II. Died 966. King of Italy 950961, a grandson of Be ren gari us I. Italy being invaded by the emperor Otto I., Be ren gari us became a feudatory of Germany. He was eventually dethroned, and died in prison. Be ren gari us, or Bérenger. Born at Tours about 998: died near Tours, 1088. A French ecclesiastic and dialectician. He was a pupil of Fulbert of Chart res, became archdeacon of Angers 1040, began to attack the dogmas of transubstantiation and the real presence about 1045, and was condemned at (among other synods) Vercelli 1050, and Rome 1059 and 1079, in consequence of which he several times recanted. Berenger Berenger, Lady Eveline. A resolute, somewhat impatient woman in Scott's novel "The Betrothed." Berenice (ber-e-ni'sē). [L. Berenice , Beronice , Gr. Βερενίκη.] 1. The wife of Ptolemy Soter, and the mother of Ptolemy Philadelphus.-2. The daughter of Ptolemy Philadelphus, and wife of Antiochus Theos, king of Syria.-3. The wife of Ptolemy Euergetes. Having dedicated her hair in the temple of Arsinoe at Zephyrium for the safe return of her husband from an expedition to Syria, astronomer Conon of Samos reported that it had been transformed into the constellation called Coma Berenices. trans for me slain by the Romans 55 в. с.-5. A niece of Herod the Great, and wife of Aristobulus, and afterward of Theudion. wit. Daughter of Agrippa 1., king of Judah 37 44 A. D. She was to uncle Herod, King of Chaos Lesomarried afterved with her brother Agrippa II., it is alleged in criminal relations. To disprove this accusation she married Polemon, king Cilicia, abandoned him her brother. Joseph us relates of her that she endeavored to stop the cruelties of Florus, the last and worst of Roman governors in Judea ("Jewish Wars," II. 15, 1). In the last struggle of her country she, like her brother, was on the side of Rome. She played some part in Roman politics, supporting the elevation of Vespas i an as emperor. For some time Titus was attracted by her beauty and grace, and it was believed that he would marry her. She followed the conqueror of her country to Rome, but Titus was compelled to repudiate her. In the New Testament she is mentioned as coming with her brother to welcome Festus at Cæsarea, and as being present at the audience which Paul had with this governor (Acts xxv. 13, 23; xxvi. 30). produced Bérénice (bā-rā-nēs'). 1. A tragedy by Thomas Corneille, produced in 1657. The subject was taken from Mademoiselle de Scudéry's romance "Artamène, or The Grand Cyrus." 2. A tragedy by Racine, produced Nov. 21, 1670, founded on the story of Titus and Berenice. This subject was proposed to Racine and Pierre Corneille at the same time by Henrietta of England, who wished to see her own secret history on the stage. Corneille was beaten in this literary tourney, and his play was considered a sign of failing powers. Berenice. In ancient geography, a town in Egypt, situated on the Red Sea, near Ras Benaas, in lat. 23° 55′ N., founded by Ptolemy II. It was an important trading center. Berenice. The ancient name of Bengazi, on the Gulf of Sidra. Beres ford (ber'es-ford), James. Born at Upham, Hants, England, May 28, 1764: died at Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire, Sept. 29, 1840. An English clergyman. He was the author of a prose satire, "The Miseries of Human Life" (1806-07), etc. Beres ford, Viscount (William Carr Beres ford). Born Oct. 2, 1768: died at Bedgebury, Kent, Jan. 8, 1854. A British general. He served with distinction in the Peninsular war; organized the Portuguese army, and commanded at the battle of Albuera, May 16, 1811. Beres in a, or Berezina (ber-e-zē'nä). A river in the government of Minsk, Ru ia, a tributary of the Dnieper. Length, about 350 miles. Beres in a, Pa age, Pa age, or Battle, of the. The pa age of Napoleon's n's army over the Beres in a on the retreat from Moscow, Nov. 26-29, 1812. It was opposed by the Ru ians near Studienkaned Many you sands the French were slain drowned, about 16,000 were made prisoners. Berettyó (be'ret-yō). A river in eastern Hun gary, a tributary of the Körös. Berettyó-Ujfalu (be'ret-yō-öy'fo-lö). A town in the county of Bihar, Hungary, 21 miles northwest of Gro wardein. Population (1890), 6,913. Berezoff (ber-ez-of'). A small town in the government of Tobolsk, Siberia, situated on the Sosva in lat. 64° N., long. 65° 30′ Ε. has trade in furs, etc., and is a place of banishment for political offenders. It Berezovsk (ber-ez-ovsk'). A small town in the government of Perm, Ru ia, situated in the Urals near Yekaterinburg. It is the center of important gold-fields. See, Bavaria, near Munich. It was the residence and the scene of the death of Louis II. of Bavaria. Berkeley, George tha" 1825-29. Author of "Atlas von Asien" (1833-43), Berghem (berg'hem), or Berchem (ber'chem), "Phys i kalis cher Atlas" (1837-52), etc. Nikolaas. Born at Haarlem, 1624: died there, Feb. 18, 1683. A Dutch landscape-painter. Bergman (berg'män), Torbern Olof. Born at Katharinberg, West Gothland, Sweden, March 20, 1735: died July 8, 1784. A Swedish chemist and naturalist, appointed profe or of physics at Upsala in 1758. His collected works ("Opuscula physic a, chemic a et mineral i a", were published 1779-84. Bergonzi (bar-gontze), Carlo. Died at Cre mona, after 1755. An Italian maker of mus i