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// Penseroso An American journalist; b. at Preston, Conn., Brown llniv , 1823 , admitted to the Bar, 1829, editor of the "Louisville (Kv.) Journal/' 1830-70, d at Louisville.

Prentiss, Mrs. Elizabeth (Payspn), 1823-78. Aunt Susan. An American writer for children ; daughter of the Rev Dr. Ed. Payson, of Portland, Me., and wife of the Rev. Dr. G. L. Prentiss, of Union Theol. Sem ; d at Dorset, Vt.

Prescott, Rev. Benjamin, 1687-1777. Phihpohties. An American Cong minis- ter, of Danvers, Mass., 1713-56; Harv. rniv,1709

Prescott, Kenrick. K. P. An Eng- lish scholar of the 18th century.

Prest, Thomas Prescott Angelina. An English (*) dramatist.

Prevost, Yen Sir George, 2d Bart , 1804-. P.; Contributor to the Ti acts for the Times. An eminent English clergy- man; Archdeacon of Gloucester, 1865- 81 ; Vicar ot Stinehcomhe, Dursley, 1834- 83 et seg.

Price, Chaee. A Welch Member of Parliament.

Price, Emanuel. Peter Peppercotn. An American poet of the day.

Price, James F. An American. An American writer.

Price, James H. A Virginian. An American poet

Price, Joseph. Eecos Jepphi. An English writer.

Price, Capt. Joseph. A Free Merchant in Bengal.

Price, Rev. Thomas, 1787-1849. Carnhuanaiie. A Welsh minister; b. in Brecknockshire; Vicar of Cwmdu, 1825-49 ; d. at the vicarage house of that parish, near Crickhowell, Co. of Brecon.

Prichard, J V. J. F. P. An

Shakespearian scholar.

Priestley, Joseph, LL.D., F.KS, 1733-1804. A Lover of the Gospel; A Lover of Peace and Truth; A Patriot. An English chemist, philosopher, and theo- logian; b. at Fieldhead, Birstall, Yorks.; resided in the United States from 1794.

Prime, Benjamin Young, M.D., 1783-91. An American; An American Gentleman. An American poet; b. in Huntingdon, Long Island; New Jersey Coll., 1751; wrote many Revolutionary songs and ballads, which circulated widely during the war.

Prime, Bev. Edward Dorr Griffin, 1814-. JSusebius. An American clergy- man, journalist, and traveller; b. at Cam- bridge, N.Y.; Union Coll., 1832; journal- ist in New York City.

Prime, Samuel Ireneeus, LL D.,

D D., 1812-85. Ireneeus An eminent American clergyman and journalist; b. at Ballston, N.Y, Union Coll,, 1829 ; of New York City from 1840 ; d. at Man- chester, Vt

Prime, William Cowper, 1825-. W An American lawyer and journalist; b at Cambridge, N Y. ; New Jersey Coll , 1843, editor and one of the proprietors of the New York "Journal of Com- merce " from 1861.

Pring, Kev. John, B A, 1777-1855. A Supernumerary An English clergyman.

Pringle, Edward J. E. J. P.; A Carolinian,,

Prinsep, John, Esq. Gurreb Doos ; A Planter and Distiller in Bengal.

Proby, John. King Porus. An Eng- lish reporter of a very eccentric charac- ter; was always in a perspiration (which earned him the name of " King Porus " from George Colman); he reported the Parliamentary debates entirely from memory, and without making a single note. He d. in the Lambeth work- house.

Procter, Miss Adelaide Anne, 1805- 64. 3/255 Mary Berwick. An English poet; "the golden tressed Adelaide," daughter of the following ; b. and d in London.

Procter, Bryan Waller, 1787-1874 B.; Barry Cornwall; James Jessamine; X X X; X y. Z An eminent Eng- lish poet ; b. and d in London ; educ. at Harrow ; was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1831 ; and from that time steadily practised his profession.

Proctor, Col. George. Humphiey "Ravelin, Esq. An English officer of the Royal Military Coll., Sandhurst.

Proctor, John. Puck. An English caricaturist ot the day.

Proctor, John J, 183S-. A Ragged Philosopher. A Canadian poet and prose writer ; for some time a teacher at Lcn- noxville, L.C.

Prosser, Col. G. "W. Z. An English writer.

Proud, Rev. Joseph Philo, An English minister, of York Street Chapel, St. James's Square, London; he was at first a mechanic, but became a Sweden- borgian minister, and gathered a congre- gation at Bristol, but afterwards removed to London.

Proudfit, David Jj. Peleg Arkwright. An American poet and journalist.

Prouting, Frederic J., 1859- Ar- gus; Vandyke Brown; Ventt sans Peur. An English writer.