Solftitial Summer's heat. Sirius parch'd with heat Milton. Philips. See SOLSTICE, § Lycurgus, and Solon, may confult Prize Differta- noctial and folftitial points. Brown. 2. Happening tions relative to Natural and Revealed Religion, by at the folftice or at Midsummer.— Teyler's Theological Society, Vol. IX. For the in From the South to bring terview which Solon had with Crafus king of Lydia. See CROESUS. Solon died in Cyprus, in his 80th year. Statues were erected to his memory both at Athens and Salamis. Among the precepts which have been ascribed to Solon, are the following: "Laws are like cobwebs, that entangle the weak, but are broken through by the ftrong. He who has learned to obey, will know how to command. In every thing you do, conEider the end." SOLONA, a town of Gallia Cifalpina, feated on the Utens. SOLONIUM, an ancient town of Latium, on the borders of Etruria. Plut. SOLOR, an inland in the E. Indian Ocean, S. of Celebes, governed by its own king. Lon. 123. 5. E. Lat. 9. o. S. SOLRE, a town of France, in the dep. of the SOLSONA. See SALSONNA. (1.) * SOLSTICE. n. J. folftice, Fr. folftitium, Lat.] 1. The point which the fun does not go; the tropical point; the point at which the day is longeft in Summer, or shortest in Winter. 2. It is taken of itfelf commonly for the Summer folfice.-The fun begetteth firft a temperate heat in the air, which by his approach unto the folftice he teadeth. Brown. Let the plowmen's prayer Solftitial the green herbs. 2. SOLTA, an island of Maritime Auftria, in Dalmatia, W. of Neriffi, 111 miles in circumference; entirely covered with wood, and abounding with honey and vipers. SOLTAU, a town of Germany, in LunenburgZell; 29 miles NNW. of Zell, and 29 WSW. of Lunenburg. SOLTWELD, a town of Brandenburg, in the Old Marche, on the Jetze. Lon. 11. 34. E. Lat. 52. 56. N. SOLVA, an ancient town of Noricum. SOLVACH, or ) a port and bay of S. Wales, SOLVATH, on the N. fide of St Bride's Bay; 3 miles E. of St Davids, in Pembrokeshire, furrounded with high rocks. SOLVATHIUS, King of Scots, from A. D. 767 to A. D. 787. See SCOTLAND, 11. SOLUBILITY. n. f. [from foluble.] Sufceptiveness of separation of parts.-This cannot account for the indissolvable coherence of some bodies, and the fragility and folubility of others. Glanville. *SOLUBLE. adj. [folubilis, Lat.] 1. Capable of diffolution or feparation of parts.-Sugar is a fal oleofum, being foluble in water. Arbuthnot. Producing laxity; relaxing. 2. To SOLVE. v. a. [folvo, Latin.] To clear; to explain; to untie an intellectual knot.He would folve high difpute With conjugal careffes. Milton. -The limiting of the regale only to Chriftian princes, did rather involve and perplex the cause, than any way folve it. Lefley. Do thou, my foul, the deftin'd period wait, When God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. pay. Tickel. SOLVENCY. n. f. [from folvent.] Ability to Be for moift folftices, and Winters fair. May. (2) SOLSTICE, in aftronomy, that time when the fun is in one of the folftitial points; that is, when he is at his greatest distance from the equa tor; thus called because he then appears to ftand fall, and not to change his diftance from the equator for fome time; an appearance owing to the obliquity of our sphere, and which thofe liVing under the equator are strangers to. The folftices are two in each year; the ESTIVAL, or fummer folftice, and the HYEMAL or winter foltice. The fummer folftice is when the fun feems-It is trifling to raise objections, merely for the to defcribe the tropic of cancer, which is on June fake of folving them. Watts. 11, when he makes the longest day: the winter folftice is when the fun enters the first degree, or Seems to defcribe the tropic of capricorn, which i on Dec. 22, when he makes the fhorteft day. This is to be understood as in our northern hemifphere; for in the fouthern, the fun's entrance into capricorn makes the fummer folftice, and that into cancer the winter folftice. The two points of the ecliptic, wherein the fun's greateft afcent above the equator and his defcent below it, areterminated, are called the SOLSTITIAL POINTS; and a circle, fuppofed to pafs thro' the poles of the world and there points, is called the SOLSTITIAL COLURE. The fummer solstitial point is in the beginning of the first degree of cancer, and is called the effival or fummer point; and the winter folftitial point is in the beginning of the first degree of capricorn, and is cailed the winter point. Thefe two points are diametrically oppofite to each other. (1.) * SOLSTITIAL. adj. [folfticial, Fr. from folice. 1. Belonging to the folftice.-Obferving the dog-days ten days before and after the equi (1.)* SOLVENT. adj. [folvens, Lat.] 1. Having the power to caufe diffolution.-When diffolved in water, it is not by the eye diftinguishable from the folvent body. Boyle. 2. Able to pay debts contracted. (2.) SOLVENT, n. . in chemistry, that which diffolves a folid body into a tranfparent fluid. See CHEMISTRY, Index. * SOLVIBLE. adj. [from folve.] Poffible to be cleared by reafon or inquiry.-I do not inquire how or where, because it is not solvible. Hale. SOLVITZBORG. See SOLFWITZBURG. (1.)* SOLUND-GOOSE. n. S. A fowl. I know not whether folund or foland.-A folund-goofe is in bignefs and feather very like a tame goofe, but his bill longer, and fomewhat pointed; his wings alfo much longer, being two yards over. Grew. A Scot, when from the gallow-tree let loofe, Drops into Styx, and turns a foland-goofe. Cleavel. (2.) SOLUND Goose, or Solan Goose, in or, U 2 nithology nithology. See PELICANUS, N° 2. Cleaveland by writing, and Johnson by quoting, fuch nonefenfe as the above, thow themfelves to be a couple of illiberal English Gefe. SCLUS, See SOLOEIS. of JERUSALEM. Mr Pope, in his beautiful poem of the Meffiab, invokes the "Nymphs of Solyma.' (2.) SOLYMA, or an ancient town of Lycia. SOLYMÆ, SARPEDON fettled in it. Hom. Iliad, 6. Plin.x.. 27. SOLYMI, the inhabitants of SOLYMA; called alfo Milyades and Termili. * SOMATOLOGY, n. f. [owux and y.] The doctrine of bodies. (1.) * SOLUTION. n. f. [jolution, Fr. folutio, Lat. Difruption; breach; disjunction; fperation. In all bodies there is an appetite of union, and evitation of Jolution of continuity. Bacon. 2. Matter diffolved; that which contains any. thing diffolved.-Aretæus, to procure fleep, £•, commends a folution of opium in water to foment. the forehead. Arbuthngt.-Salt of Tartar per deliquium, poured into the flution of any metal, pre* cipitates the metal. Newton. 3. Refolution of a doubt; removal of an intellectual difficulty. Something yet of doubt remains, Which only thy solution can refolve. They ravel more, ftill lefs refolv'd,. But never find felf-fatisfying folution. With hope and fear Milton. Milton. Dryd. The woman did the new folution hear. This will instruct you to give a plainer folution of any difficulties. Watts. (2.) SOLUTION, or DISSOLUTION, in chemistry, denotes an intimate union of folid with fluid bodies, fo as to form a tranfparent liquor. See CHE MISTRY, Index. (3.) SOLUTION OF METALS. See METAL, and CHEMISTRY, Index. 4, *SOLUTIVE. adj. [from salvo, Lat.] Laxative; caufing relaxation.Though it would not be fo abfterfive, opening, and folutive as mead, yet it will be more lenitive. Bacon. (1.) SOLWAY FRITH, or Boones Wath, a navigable arm of the fea, which extends E. from the Irith Sea, and forms the boundary between Scotland and England for upwards of 50 miles. The shore on the Scottish coaft is flat and fandy, with a few funk rocks; but most parts afford fafe landing places for finall veflets. The frith is navigable for vefills of 100 tons within 6 miles of its extremity; but the fea is gradually retiring from the land, fo that feveral places are now covered with grafs, over which, in the memory of perfons till living, the tide ufed to flow. The tides are regular, o or 12 feet above low water mark; at fpring tides 20 feet. Many rivers run into this Frith. Thofe en the Scottish fide are chiefly the NITH, ANNAN, URR, S. DEE, and Kirtle; and the SARK, the ESK, and the LIDDLE, which 3 laft unite and form its caftern extremity. This Frith abounds with fish, particularly excellent falmon; and the coafts on the Scottish fide abound with thofe wonderful productions of nature, the Sea Polypi or Animal Flowers. See ANIMAL FLOWER, $5. (2.) SOLWAY Moss, a large black morafs of England, in Cumberland, on the ground formerly. called the Debateable Land, confifting of about 1600 acres; a confiderable quantity of which moved off in 1771. (See Moss, $ 6.) This place is memorable, too, for the fameful furrender of the Scottish army, to the English, on account of king James V. having changed their general; which difgrace broke the king's heart. See Score SOMBAR, a town of Perfia, in Irak... SOMBERNON, a town of France, in the dep, of Cote d'Or: 131 miles W. of Dijon, and 131 N. of Arnay. (1,) SOMBRERO, an uninhabited island in the Weft Indies, in the form of an hat, whence the name is derived. It is 80 miles NW. of St Kits. Lon. 63. 53. W. Lat. 18. 50. N. (2.) SOMBREROS ene of the Nicobar islands in the East Indies; 30 miles N. of Nicobar. The inhabitants are mild and very obliging to ftrangers. (3.) SOMBRERO CHANNEL, a trait among the Nicobar Iflands. Lon. 94. o. E. Lat. 7. 32. to 757 o. N. (4.) SOMBRERO, WONDERFUL PLANT OF, is a ftrange kind of fenfitive plant growing in the Eait Indies, in fandy bays and in thallow water. It appears like flender ftraight ftick; but when you attempt to touch it, immediately withdraws itfelf into the fand. Mr Miller gives an account of it in his defeription of Sumatra. He fays, the Malays cail it lalan lout, that is, fea grafs. He never could obferve any tentacula; but, after many unfuccefsful attempts, drew out a broken piece about a foot long. It was perfectly straight and uniform, and refembled a worm drawn over a knitting needle. When dry it appears like a coral. SOM-CHAN, a town of Chinete Tartary. Lon. 138. 28. E. Ferro. Lat. 41. 2. N. (1.)* SOME. A termination of many adjec tives, which denote quality or property of any thing. It is generally joined with a fubftantive: as gamefome. [faam, Dutch.] (4.) * SOME. adj. \fom, fum, Sax. fums, Goth. fum, Germ. fam, Danith; fom, fommig, Dutch) 1. More or lefs, noting an indeterminate quantity, -We landed fome hundred men, where we found fome fresh water. Raleigh. 2. More or fewer, noting an indeterminate number.-Let me leave fome of the folk that are with me. Gen. xxxiii.-Fat go with me fonte few of you, and fee the place. Bac 3. Certain perfous. Some is often used absolutely for fome people; part.- Some to the fhores do fly, Daniel Not in the neighbouring moon as fome bave dream'd. Milton. Your edicts fome reclaim from fins. Dryden. 4. Some is oppofed to fome, or to others.-Being paid as it is, now fome, and then fome, it is no great impoverishment to her coffers. Spenfer. 5. it is added to a number, to show that the number is uncertain and conjectural.-Being encountered with a form foute 8 leagues to the weftward of Scilly. Raleigh-Milbrook lurketh between two hills, a village of fone eighty houfes. Care. Old men's spirits vifual unite not, but when the POLYHUL. See SOLIHULL. object is at fe good distance. Bacon.-Sir Ed(1) SOLYMA, or Hierofolyma, ancient names ward Poining, after he had continued at Slice LAND, 50. Some good while, returned unto the king. Bacon. -The number lain on the rebels part were jome two thousand. Bacon. They have no black men amongst them, except fome few. Heylin.-He bore away the prize to the admiration of fome hundreds. Addison. Your good-natur'd gods, they fay, Defcend fome twice or thrice a-day. Phyllis is fome forty-three. Prior. Prior. 6. One; any without determining which.The plot of fome fmall night-founder'd skiff. Milton. SOMEBODY. 7. f. [fome and body.] 1. One; not nobody; a perfon irdifcriminate and undeter mined. O that fir John were come, he would make this a bloody day to fomebody. Shak.-Jefus faid, fomebody hath touched me. Luke, viii. 46. -If there be a tacit league, it is against fomewhat or jomebody. Bacon.-Somebody elie might have done it for him. Heylin. We must draw in fomebody. Denham. -The hopes that what he has must come to fomebey, and that he has no heirs, have that effect, that he has every day 3 or 4 invitations. Spect. 2. A perfon of contideration.-Theudas rofe up, boafting himself to be somebody. Alts. SOMEDEAL. adv. [fumdral, Saxon.] In fome degree. Obfolete. Thou lackeft fomedele their delight. Spenfer. SOME GILL, a river of S. Wales, in Radnorfhire, which runs into the Lug below Presteign. SOMEHOW. adj. [fome and how.] One way or other; I know not how.-The veficular cells may be for receiving the arterial and nervous juices, may that they be fwelled fomehow. Cheyne. SOMELPOUR, a town of Hindoostan, in Bengal, famous for its fine diamonds found in the river Gouel, fuppofed to be washed down from the S. mountains of Golconda. It lies 90 miles from Hoogly. SOMELSDYKE, a Dutch fort in Surinam, at the confluence of the rivers Commevine and Cotf tica, which last runs into the Surinam. the coin. In 1697, he was created lord Somers, baron of Evetham, and made lord high chancellor. In 1700 he was removed from his poft of lord chanceller, and in 1701 was impeached of high crimes and niifdemeanors by the Houfe of Commons, of which he was acquitted upon trial by the Houfe of Lords. He then retired to a studious courfe of life, and was chofen prefident of the Royal Society. In 1706, he proposed a bill for the regulation of the law; and was one of the principal managers for the union between England and Scotland. In 1708 he was made lord prefident of the council;' from which he was removed in 1710. In the end of Queen Anne's reign he became very infirm; and therefore held no other poft than a feat in council, after the acceffion of King George I. He died of an apoplectic fit in 1716. Mr Addifon has drawn his character very beautifully in his Freeholder. (2.) SOMERS, a township of Connecticut, on the N. of Tolland county, which separates it from Mallachusetts. It contains about 1200 citizens, and lies 24 miles NE. of Hartford. (3.) SOMERS, a town of Maffachusetts, 12 miles SSE. of Springfield. (4.) SOMERS ISLANDS. See BERMUDAS. * SOMERSAULT. Įn. f. {Somerset is the cor(1.) * SOMERSET. ruption. Sommer, a beam, and fault, Fr. a leap.] A leap by which a jumper throws himself from a height, and turns over his head. (2.) SOMERSET. See SOMERSETSHIRE. (3.) SOMERSET, a county of Maryland, on the Eaftern Shore; bounded on the N. by Caroline county; E. by the ftate of Delaware and Worcefter county; SW. by Chesapeak Bay, and W. by Dorchefter county. In 1795, it contained 8,540 citizens, and 7070 flaves. Washington academy was inftituted in 1779, and authorised to hold 2000 acres of land. (4.) SOMERSET, a post town of Massachusetts, in Bristol county, on the NW. bank of the Taun ton: 52 miles S. by W. of Bofton, and 319 from Philadelphia. (5.) SOMERSET, a populous and well cultivated county of New Jerfey, on the N. fide of the great road from New York to Philadelphia. It is 28 miles long, 28 broad, nearly square, and is bound. SOMERGEM, a town of the French empire, in the dep. of the Scheldt, and ci-devant province of Austrian Flanders: 9 miles NW. of Ghent. SOMERHILL, a town of England, in Kent, in Tunbridge parish; 3 miles from Maidstone. SOMERLEY, a small town of England, in Suf-ed on the NW. and N. by Morris county, E. by folk, on the Yare: near Leoftoff. (1.) SOMERS, John, lord high chancellor of England, was born at Worcester, in 1652. He was educated at Oxford, and afterwards entered at the Middle Temple, where he ftudied the law In 1688 he was one of the couniel for the feven bifhops at their trial, and argued with great learning and eloquence againft the difpenting power. In the convention which met by the prince of Orange's fummons, Jan. 22, 1689, he reprefented Worcester; and was one of the managers for the Houfe of Commons, at a conference with the Houfe of Lords upon the word abdicated. Soon after the acceffion of William and Mary, he was appointed folicitor general, and was knighted. In 1692 he was made attorney general, and in 1693 lord keeper of the great feal. In 1695 he propofed an expedient to prevent the clipping of Middlefex; SW. and W. by Hunterdon county. It is divided into 6 townships, and in 1795, contained 11,468 citizens, and 1810 flaves. It has 10 churches, 3 for Prefbyterians, 5 for Datch Reformed, i for Dutch Lutherans, and 1 for Baptifts. It has a copper mine, but it is not wrought. (6.) SOMERSET, the capital of the above county, N25.) is feated on the W. bank of Millstone river. It has a court-house, jail, &c. and quarterly courts are held in it. It lies 23 miles N. of Trenton, and 72 NE. by N. of Philadelphia. (7.) SOMERSET, a county of Pennsylvania, erected in 1794, 65 miles long from N. to S. and 22 broad from E. to W. It is bounded on the N. by Huntingdon, E. by Bedford, and S. by Allegany county in Maryland, and NW. by Weftmoreland. It is divided into five townships; viz. Brother's Valley, Milford, Turkey-foot, Elk-Lick, and and Quemahaning. It lies between Allegany moun- is 123 miles from London; it has five ftreets, tain and Chefnut Hill, and is well watered by the containing 251 houses, which are mostly built of head-waters of the Conemaugh and Youghiogany. the blue ftone from the quarries in the neighbour(8.) SOMERSET, a township of Pennsylvania, in hood. It is governed by conftables, and has a hall Washington county. for petty feflions. The market for corn is confiderable, and it has several fairs for cattle. The church has what is not very frequent, an o&angular tower with fix bells. Lon. 1. 53. W. Lat. 51. 4. N. (2.) SOMERTON, a small town of England, in Suffolk, NW. of Melford. (9.) SOMERSET, a township of Vermont, in Windham county; 11 miles NE. of Bennington. (10.) SOMERSET, or a county of England, fo SOMERSETSHIRE, 3 named from SOMERTON, once the capital, extending between 50° and 51° 27' Lat. N. and between 1° 25′ and 2° 59′ Lon. W. It is bounded on the N. by Bristol Channel, NE. by Gloucestershire, E. by Wiltshire; S. by Dorfetfhire, and W. by Devonshire. It is one of the largest counties in England, extending in length from E. to W. about 68 miles; in breadth, where broadeft, from S. to N. about 47; and 240 in circumference. It is divided into 42 hundreds, in which are 3 cities, 32 market-towns, 1700 villages, 385 parishes of which 132 are vicarages, contain ing more than 1,000,000 of acres, and 88,454 males, and 101,769 females; in all 190,223 fouls; according to the report given in to parliament, in June 1801. It fends 18 members to parliament, viz. two for the county, two for Bristol, two for Bath, two for Wells, two for Taunton, two for Bridgewater, two for lichefter, two for Milbournport, and two for Minehead. The air is very mild and wholesome, especially that of the hilly part. The foil in general is exceedingly rich, fo that fingle acres very commonly produce 40 or 50 bushels of wheat, and there have been inftances of Some producing 60 of barley. As there is very fine pafture both for fheep and black cattle, it a bounds in both, which are as large as thofe of Lincolnshire, and their flesh of a finer grain. Great quanties of cheese are made in it, of which that of Cheddar is thought equal to Parmefan. In the hilly parts are found coal, lead, copper, and lapis calaminaris. Wood thrives in it as well as in any county of the kingdom. It abounds alfo in peafe, beans, beer, cyder, fruit, wild fowls, and faimon; and its mineral waters are celebrated all over the world. The riches of this county, natura! and acquired, exceed thofe of any other in the kingdom, Middlefex and Yorkshire excepted. The woollen manufacture in all its branches is carried on to a very great extent; and in fome parts of the county great quantities of linen are made. Its foreign trade is very extenfive, and it has a large trade for fea coal, and poffeffes, betides other ports, that of Briftol, a town of the greatest trade in England, next to London. It is vell watered and supplied with fish by the Severn, Avon, Parrel, Froome, Ax, Torre, Tone, &c. Its greatest hills are Mendip, Pouldon, and Quantock, of which the first abounds in coal, lead, &c. The chief town is BRISTOL; but BATH is the great mart for health, pleasure, and fashionable amufe ment. SOMERSHAM, two small towns of England: 3. in Huntingdonfhire, among the Fens, NE. of St Ives: 2. in Suffolk, S. of Needham. SOMERSWORTH, atownship of New Hamp. hire, in Stafford county; containing 943 citizens JU 1705. LA SOMERTON, an ancient town in SomerLershire, whence the county derives its name. It (3.) SOMERTON, EAST, (4.) SOMERTON, WEST, near Winterton. Two fmall towns of England, in Norfolk; SOMERVILLE, William, an English poet, the fon of Robert Somervile of Edfton, Efq. defcended of an ancient and opulent family in Warwickshire, born at Edfton, in 1692. He was educated at Winchefter, and afterwards became fellow of New College, Oxford; as was alfo his brother, Dr Somervile, afterwards rector of Adderbury, in Oxfordshire. Dr Johnfon celebrates him as a poet, a country gentleman, and a useful justice of peace. He tranflated Voltaire's Alzira; but his work which is chiefly admired is his Chace, which is a lively and claffical performance. He died in 1743. (1.)* SOMETHING. n. f. [fumthing, Saxon.} 1. A thing exifting, though it appears not what; a thing or matter indeterminate. Betwixt defpair and rage, and hope and pain, Something within his warring bofom roll'd. Prior. -The force of the air upon the pulmonary artery is but small, but it is still something. Arbuthnot.— -You'll fay the whole world has fomething to do, fomething to talk of, fomething to with for, and fomething to be employed about; but pray put all thefe fomethings together, and what is the fum total but juft nothing. Pope's Letters. 2. Nameless fomethings in their causes sleep. Pope. More or lefs; not nothing.Something yet of doubt remains. Milton. Years following years fteal fomething ev'ry day. Pope. Still from this little he could something spare. 3. A thing wanting a fixed denomination. Harte. Something between a cottage and a cell. Harte. 4. Part.-Something of it arifes from our infant state. Watts. 5. Distance not great.-It must be done to-night, and something from the palace. Shak. (2.) SOMETHING. adv. In fome degree.-He was fomething difcouraged by a new pain falling some days after upon his elbow. Temple. * SOMETIME. adv. [ fome and time.] 1. Once; formerly.That fair and warlike form, In which the majesty of buried Denmark Did fometime march? Shak. Hamlet. Good fometime queen, prepare thee hence for France. Shak. 2. At one time or other hereafter. * SOMETIMES. adv. [fome and times.] 1. Not never; now and then; at one time or other.-It is good that we sometimes be contradicted. Taylor. 2. At one time: opposed to sometimes, or to another time.-The body paffive is better wrought upon at fometimes than at others. Bacon.-Sometimes the one, and fometimes the other, may be glanced upon. Burnet.-He writes not always of a piece, but but fometimes mixes trivial things with thofe of greater moment: sometimes also, though not often, he runs riot. Dryden. SOMEVOIRÉ, a town of France, in the dep. of Upper Marne: 15 miles S. of St Dezier, and and 224 NW. of Chaumont. (1.) SOMEWHAT. z. f. fome and what.] 1. Something; not nothing, though it be uncertain what.- Upon the fea fomewhat methought did rife Like blueish mifts. Dryden. -He that fhuts his eyes against a small light, on purpose to avoid the fight of somewhat that difpleafes him, would fhut them against the fun. Atterbury. 2. More or lefs.-Concerning every of thefe, fomewhat Chrift hath commanded, which maft be kept 'till the world's end; in every of them fomewhat there may be added. Hooker.-Thefe falts have fomewhat of a nitrous tafte. Grew. 3. Part greater or lefs.-Somewhat of his good fenfe will fuffer in this transfufion. Dryden. (2.) SOMEWHAT. adv. In fome degree.The flowre of armes, Lycymnius, that fomewhat aged grew. Chapman. -Holding of the breath doth help somewhat to cafe the hiccough. Bacon.-He is fomewhat arrogant at his first entrance. Dryden. *SOMEWHERE. adv. [fome and where.] In one place or other; not nowhere.- They are return'd, and somewhere live. Denh. -Compreffing two prifms hard together, that their fides might fomewhere touch one another, I found the place in which they touched to become blolutely tranfparent. Newton's Opt.Does fomething ftill, and fomewhere yet remain? Prior. -As Mr Dryden fays fomewhere, peace be to its manes. Pope. SOMEWHILE. n.. [fome and while.] Once; for a time. Out of use. Under colour of the shepherds fomeawhile, There crept in wolves full of fraud and guile. Spenfer. SOMLYO, a town of Hungary, 29 miles S. of Zatmar. (L.) SOMMA, a town of Naples, in Lavora, 10 miles E. of Naples. Near it is annually produced between 7,000 and 8,000 lb. of filk of the bet quality. 2) SOMMA, one of the fummits of mount VE ICTIUS. 1.) SOMMARIVA DEL Bosco, a town of the French empire in the dep. of Stura, and ci-devant edmontefe: 4 miles SE. of Carmagnola, and NW. of Cherafco. (2) SOMMARIVA DI PERAO, a town of the French empire, in the dep. of the Stura, and late edmontefe; 7 miles ESE. of Carmagnola, and N. of Cherafco. (1.) SOMME, a river of France, which rifes Fonfomme, in the dep. of the Aifne; paffes or near St Quentin, Ham, Peronne, Bray, Corbie, Amiens, Perquigny, Abbeville, St Valery, c. and runs into the English Channel, 5 miles WNW, of St Valey. (1) SOMME, a dep. of France, bounded on the N. by that of the Straits of Calais; E. by that of the Aifne; S. by that of the Oife; and W. by that of the Lower Seine, and the English Channel. It comprehends the greater part of the ci-devant province of PICARDY; and is about 60 miles long from E. to W. and 30 broad from N. to S. AMIENS is the capital. SOMMERDA, or SOMMERN, a town of Germany in the circle of the Lower Rhine, and territory of Erfurt; 11 miles NNE. of Erfurt, and 12 NW. of Weimar. By the decifion of the indemnities in 1801-2, it now belongs to the K. of Pruffia. See REVOLUTION, § VIII. SOMMERDYCK, a town of the Batavian republic, in the dep. of Delft, capital of the island of OVERFLACKE: 10 miles W. of Williamftadt, and 20 WSW. of Dort. SOMMEREUX, a town of France, in the dep. of Oife: 3 miles NE. of Grandvilliers. SOMMIERES, a town of France, in the dep. of Gard, and ci-devant prov. of Languedoc; on the Vidour; 10 miles SW. of Nifmes, and 15 NE. of Montpellier. Lon. 4. 11. E. Lat. 43. 48. N. SOMMITE. See MINERALOGY, Part II. Chap. IV. Class I. Order I. Genus VI. Sp. 2. SOMMONOCODOM, or the chief idol of SOMMONOCODON, the SIAMESE SOMNAMBULI, perfons who walk in their fleep. See SLEEP-WALKER. SOMNAMBULISM, n.. Sleep-walking. See MEDICINE, Index; NOCTAMBULO; and SLEEP WALKER. SOMNER, William, an eminent English antiquary, born at Canterbury in 1606. His first treatife was The Antiquities of Canterbury, which he dedicated to Archbishop Laud. He then made himelf mafter of the Saxon language, by which he difcovered that the old gloffary prefixed to Sir Roger Twifden's edition of the laws of K. Henry I. printed in 1644, was erroneous in many places; he therefore added to that edition notes and ob servations valuable for their learning, with a very useful gloffary. His Treatife of Gavelkind was finished about 1648, though not published till 1660. He was zealously attached to King Charles I. and in 1648, he published a poem on his fufferings and death. His fkill in the Saxon tongue led him to inquire into most of the European languages ancient and modern. He aflifted Dugdale and Dodsworth in compiling the Monafticon Anglicanum. Hia Saxon Dictionary was printed at Oxford in 1659. He died in 1669. *SOMNIFEROUS. adj. (jomnifere, Fr. fomnifer, Lat.] Cauling fleep; procuring fleep; soporiferous; dormitive.-I with for fome fomniferous potion. Walton. * SOMNIFICK. adj. [fomnus and facio, Latin.] Caufing fleep. SOMNOLENCY. n. f. [fomnolentia, Latin.] Sleepinefs; inclination to fleep. SOMNUS, [Lat.] in the ancient mythology, the god of SLEEP, was the fon of Erebus and Nox, or Hell and Night, (the hell of the virtuous, fee EREBUS,) and the brother of Light and Day. He was one of the infernal deities, and his palace a dark cave, where the fun never penetrated. At the entrance grew poppies and all other fomniferous herbs. The god was reprefented as afleep on a bed of feathers, with black curtains. The Dreams ftand by him, and MORPHEUS, as hin |