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~nci~nr ~ p"rra

b.,I,nce rhe

rr~,1

11O'I" r. T!.c

aUlhurily of rlw e"hon w"s vely p'e"1

Tiaq

í"",,·–

tim,~

fxpdled , ntl cven pm to dc,uh rhe kings, . ,.d

;a–

f.t I"heel or fufpendet! Ihe pnlVer uf Ihe orl,,, n".i–

ff,alc' . CAlling Ihem

ac'~u"t

ar ph(ul'e. 1 h" ,e

l'im

fi,'cor rheOl, orbers fay

oio~.

Th',y

r,efidcd io

Ihe public /helVs ,nal

fefhv~k

They

u'lI ullcd

wi,h Ihe puillie treafu,c, maclc war anj pe,lc,:,

~od

were fa ,blnlute, thal

Arillutl~

makcs their gOl'e",–

meot equ,1 tOthc prerog:'Iive uf a monmhy. Thcy

\V~re

dfabltlhed hy J.ycurg1t!,

EPHYD!{U~!.

in bot,ny. SeeE'tUISETU

EPIC, or fl ERorc POlM . Sec

COMPOSIT t U~.

EPICEDIU.\!, ioancieot PQetry, • p'ltmrehC31f<d du-

rio~

rhe juneral folcmoity or perfoos or cI,flinélion.

EPICOE

io gramlllar, a terOl applied ro oouns,

which, und:r lhe fame gender and lennination, m.,k

indifíereotly Ihe n11le and remale fpecies.

EPI CU REAN PH'LOSOPH Y,

the doélrine or fyOem

or philolophy maiotaioed by Epicurus and his fui-

10IVe's.

His

philof~phy

eoofified or three pans, caoooieal,

phyfieal, aod etheria!. The fi,n was avout the ca–

nons, or rules ofjudg,ng. The eeofure which Tully

pa(fes upoo hlm rpr h,s defpifing IlIgie, will hold true

only wllh regard

the logie or Ihe floie!, whieh he

could nOl appro.e or, as being tOO roll or niccry aod

~uirk.

Epkuru! was not aequainted with the aoaly–

lieal method or di,ifioo and argumentatioo. nor was

he fo curious io modes aod fonnation as Ihe Ooics.

Soundnefs aod fimplieity

01'

fenfe, allifled wilh (ame

natural refle/1ioos, was all his arto His fearch arter

Iruth proceeJed ollly by lhe (en(es, to Ihe evideoce of

which he gave (o great a cmainty, that he eoofidered

Ihem

an inr.llible rule or lrutl"

and lermed them

Ihe firl! natural light of mankind.

In the

C~eond

part or lhis philo(ophy he bid down

atom!,

f~ace,

and gravity, as the 6rH

priocipl~s

of all

Ihin&s: he did OOt dcoy the exificoce or God, but

lhought il benearh hi! majefly to

comrn

him(elr wilh

human

"t::II":

he held hrn a blcOed immorral being,

I..vion no alf.,i" or his oll'n tO "ke care of, and a–

bov!

~eddliog

with Ihofe of othm.

his ethies, he made the (upreme good or man

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PI'JI"reÍl, a' 11:11 B , Imoll all thl r.,d,lrt or d

ehur, h, cil'c u'

l' ry

d,ll~rtnt

Icprd.nWlun: ilta!CllI

Ih, lI.tIIr, ur t!:is pltar.arc. in whi h the Ih:cf

h~p

r.tI,

" htp;.of"l

b, (e 'IJ, is a gran.1 rr"bl' mm

r~o,.h

I :~ie,u",.

Henct' the,c ....'re ril'o

~,oels

(! EpiclI:tan<, the

lI~i¿

anJ t:,. relO':5: the fi,lI ""e

tI,"fe Ivh?

und~rI!n,~

Epicurus', n'lI100

01'

plcaliare

,he

h~,llenk,

and plJced

.11

therr hZPP",ds "' the

r~rc

p'tal"rcsor d::.mrna!, ,,(ulrin] rrom ,he prla" e

111

V!tIuc: rhe loule or r:mi(s Epicure ,ns,

r. kir):

Ihe worJs of Ihat ph,lc.ropher in a grols fe,l e, pl,eld

.11

th~"

Ir:lpp oer., ,n bodrly pl.,(ures or dcha".;" r)'.

EPIC\

CU:,

rn the anelenr afirooomy, • lit'le

CII

~ h~(e,

ccotre is inrl,.cr,cumr, r, ncr

agleJ!C' ci, ele;

IS a (m,1I orb, or

~phue:

I< h" h belng fixcll in

the dcferent of

pl'l.oet, "mued

~Iong

', ith

11 ;

""d

t, by ,ts OIVO pecul,ar m111un, carries the pl,me: ral!–

ened tI) it rOllnll liS proper centre.

w' s by ",e.IOSof clJlcycles, lhar Ploltmy 3nd his

rulloll'ers (u/..ed the

I'."io

lls pt.:l:nomcna or the pl.tnets

bur m'He cfpecially

Ih.Ir

lI,rions 30d retrograd,"ons:

EP1CYCLIJiU, ,n georncrry, a eUlve

gcoew~d

by the

revolu,ion

,;r

,h~

I'criph«y of a cirel , along lheeOIl–

v~x

or eCloea..e "de

the pmphery or :tnother ci,cle,

EP!CYEMA , antllog

ph)fic~,ns, deo~tes

a (uperru::ta_

1100;

h~lng

a f,lfe cuneepllon or mole happeniog arter

lhe binh or a regular .:e'us

EPIf) H II A, io

GrcCIa~

antiquity, refiivals kept in ho–

nour nf Apollo anal Drana, at rhe "<red (eafoos when

thdedeiries, ",ho

~ould.

LOt be pr&nt every

here,

"'m

fuppored

vlfit dt(fcrenl places, in order

re.

ceit'••he VOIVS ur their "Iorers.

EI'IOE~II C,

among ph)fiei,ns, an epithet or difeafes

whieh

cerrain rimes

popular; attacking great

r.um~

ers

at or lIear the

(,me

rime. See

ED Ier

EPIDENDR U~I.

in bOlany, a geous of the gl'nandria

oia" dli,

eI.,(~.

he neiranum is oblique, reflcaed,

and Ihaped

hke

tu,ban. There are rhiny fpecies

none uf tbern naril'esor Sritain.

EPIDERM IS, in aoaroml'.

Sle ANATO'!\', p.

lí).

EPIDIDYMIS, io anarnmy. See

A~ ,\TOM Y,

p. l)1.

EI'IGASTIUC REG 'OS,

pan or (lIbdivifion or Ihe

a~domcn

Se: AsATOM Y,

6•

EPIGLOTTIS, in an.llo,I1Y, ooe or Ihe earril.ges of

the I.,yox, o, "'iod ripe. See ASAT O"Y, p. 281.

EI'IGRIHI, in

r"nry,

/h~rt

po.emmverf., rrcaling

only or one IIlIng, and

endln~

Wllh forne livel)', inge–

oious,

~nd

narural ,hougln or /oint.

10 confifl ioplea(ure aoel confcqllentlyfupreme

evil

pain. Natu re ilr..lr, f,ys he, tcaehes us this trulh,

:,nd prompts us rrom our birth

procure II'hatever

gives us plea(ure, aod avoid II'hat

give~

us pain. To

this end he propo(,sa rCOIedy agaiofl lhe fh,,,plle(s pr

paio: this

was

lO divm the ollnd rrom it. by rurn–

ing our whole amntion upon Ihe pleafllres

IV,

have

formerly enjoyed : he helel th.t Ihe

wif~

mao mull

h~ppy.

as lonr. as he is II'iCe; Ihat pain, OOt

depril'io~

himor his wifJom, e,nnot Jeprive him or his h' I'–

pine(s.

Ei'IGRI\ PHE, among anuquari,ns, denote,

¡he

io.

fcription or a

buildin~,

p"inting OUt ,he time Vlheo,

~hr

perrons bywhom, Ihe ufes, .nd the like, fur which

W:4!l

erl!fll!d.

There is nothing thar

ha~

a rairer

...

w or hoocOy

Ihao the mor.1 doélrine or El'icurlls. G,,(fcndus pre–

leod!, ,hal ,he plea(u,e in whith Ihis philolllphtr has

fixed the (uv,rrigo gnod, IVas

nlllhio~

elr,

hltt rhe

highen tranqulllily or mio" in ennjllnllino with tI:c

Dlofl perfea

h~alrh

boJy: but Tully,

Hur"~e,

¡\nd

EI'ILEPSY, ,n

me~icio

the f,me I\'ilh whar is

0111".

II'lle c.lkd the laIlJog·

lickn.fs.

frum rhe parient 's (all-

ingfda!rnly

the ground

~I EnrC t s E .

EPILOBI~ ,\I ,

II0t<"y,

~he

WILLUIV IrHa,

gen".

rhe (Icland". nlllltll!ynld eI.,fs. The

c~lix

is divi–

dcd illto !ou, ;' I'Ol<O'S, "lid Ihe

~ornll ,

eu"fiils or

1'<1"" ; Ihe

~drlul

.. is "hloor,

~nd

bel"w ,I,e

'~Ol\ c:'~

:,,~rI

rbe

fetd~

:!re

I)"p~",r. :

Therr He frl'l'O fpe,ics,

,Ij

thclII

nj'.1\1.5 o

L1'IIJ!n,

~i::, .

the

ilngul!¡fuJiunJ,

Iuft v,y