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See Opata. Jove (jōv). See Jupiter and Zeus . Jovellanos (Hō-vel-yä'nōs), or Jove-Llanos, Gaspar Melchor de. Born at Gijon, Asturias, Spain, Jan. 5, 1744: died in Asturias, Nov. 27, 1811. A Spanish statesman, poet, and man of Jovellanos letters. He wrote the comedy "El delincuente honrado" ("The Honest Criminal"), the tragedy "Pelayo," prose works on politics and political economy, etc. Jovellanos (Hō-vel-yä'nōs), Salvador. Born at As unci on, 1833. A Paraguay an statesman. Driven out of the country, he established himself in the Argentine Republic, and in 1865 joined the allied army against Lopez. At the end of the war he was made a member of the pro visional government, and a new constitution having been adopted, he was elected president in Oct., 1871, serving from Dec. 12, 1871, to Nov. 25, 1874. With him began the regeneration of Paraguay. Jovial Crew, A, A, or the Merry Beggars. A comedy by Richard Brome, produced in 1641, produced in 16 printed in 1652. printed Jovian. See Jovianus . Jovianus (jō-vi-ānus), Flavius Claudius. Born about 332: died at Dadastana, Bithynia, Feb. 17, 364. Emperor of Rome 363-364. He was elevated by the army on the death of Julian the Apostate during campaign against Persia, and purchased the retreat of himself and his army by ceding to the Persian king all the 5 Roman provinces beyond the Tigris. The chief event of his reign was the publication of an edict restoring Christianity to the privileges granted by Const an tine the Great. Jovius. See Giovio . Jowett (jou'et), Benjamin. Born at Camber well, London, 1817: died Oct. 1, 1893. A noted English cla ical scholar, regius profe or of Greek at Oxford, and master of Balliol College. In 1882 he was appointed vice-chancellor of the university. His works include "The Dialogues of Plato translated into English, with Analyses and Introductions" (1871, 3d ed. 1892), a translation of Thucydides (1881), and a translation of the "Politics" of Aristotle (1885). In 1860 he was tried and acquitted before the chancellor's court of the University of Oxford on a charge of heresy. Jowf (jouf), or Djof. A town and oasis in Arabia, about lat. 29° 30′ N., long. 40° E. Joyce's Country kun'tri). A district of County Galway, Ireland, lying north of Conne mara.