RICHARD BENTLEY
\ɹˈɪt͡ʃəd bˈɛntlɪ], \ɹˈɪtʃəd bˈɛntlɪ], \ɹ_ˈɪ_tʃ_ə_d b_ˈɛ_n_t_l_ɪ]\
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An English critic and essayist; born in Oulton, Yorkshire, Jan. 27, 1662; died July 1742. He is pronounced by some anthorities the best classical scholar England has produced. His writings are: "Latin Epistle to John Mill, Containing Critical Observations on the Chronicle of Joannes Malala" (1691); the very celebrated "Dissertation on the Epistles of Phalaris" (1697); and editions of Horace and Terence, besides commentaries on the classics, all of great value.
By Charles Dudley Warner
