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of Christianity, II. 51. Simon. The mayor of Queen borough in Middle ton's play of that name. and minister of public instruction 1870-71 and 1871-73; was chosen senator and member of the French Academy in 1875; and was premier 1876-77. Among his works are "His to ire de l'école d'Alexandrie" (1844-15), "Le devoir", (1854), "La, liberté de conscience" (1859), "L'Ouvrière" (1863), "L'École" (1864), "Le travail" (1866), etc. Simon (se-mon'), Pedro Antonio. Born at La Parrilla, Spain, in 1574: died in New Granada after 1627. A Francis can mi ionary and historian. He went to New Granada in 1604, and began to write a history of the conquest in 1623, when he was provincial of his order. Only the first part, relating mainly to Venezuela, was published (1627), and it is now very rare. Two other parts are known in manuscript. The work is of great value. Simon (se-môn'), Richard. Born at Dieppe, France, May 13, 1638: died there, April 11, 1712. A French biblical critic, a member of the Congregation of the Oratory. His chief works are "His to ire critique du Vieux Testament" ("Critical History of the Old Testament," printed in France, but suppre ed; published in Holland in 1685), "His to ire critique du texte du Nouveau Testament" (1689), "His to ire critique des versions du Nouveau Testament" (1690), and "His to ire critique des principaux commentateurs du Nouveau Testament" (1693). Simon ides (si-mon'i-dez), or Semonides (se mon'i-dēz), of Amorgos. [Gr. Σιμωνίδης .] Born in Samos: lived about 660 в. с. A famous Greek iambic poet. Fragments of his poems have been preserved (Bergk's "Poetæ lyric i Græci"). The next poet of this period is Simon ides, or, as some call him, Semonides, son of Krines, of Samos, who led a colony to the island of Amorgos, after which the poet is called, to distinguish him from the later Simon ides of Keos. Here he dwelt in the town of Minoa. The chronologists place him about O1. 29 ог 30 (660 B. c.), and make him contemporary with, if not later than, Archil och us. Though chiefly celebrated as one of the earliest iambic poets, he wrote the "Archæology of Samos," in two books of elegiacs, of which no trace now remains. About forty fragments of his iambic verse are to be found in Bergk's collection, but only two of them are of any importance. One (25 lines) reflects on the restle ne and trouble of life, and recommends equanimity in a spirit of sad wisdom. The other (120 lines) is the famous satire on women, com paring them to sundry animals, owing to their having been created of these respective natures.