PHILOSOPHER OF SANS SOUCI 202 
 
 
   Philosopher of Sans Souci, Frede- 
 rick the Great of Prussia (1712, 1740- 
 1786). 
   ** Frederick, elector of Saxony, was 
 called "The Wise" (1463, 1544-1554). 
 
   Philosopher of Wimbledon (The), 
 John Horne Tooke, author of the Diver- 
 sions of Purley. He lived at Wimbledon, 
 near London (1736-1812). 
   (For the philosophers of the different 
Greek sects, as the Cynic, Cyrenaic, Eleac, 
Eleatic, Epicurean, Haraclitian, Ionic, 
Italic, Megaric, Peripatetic, Sceptic, Soc- 
ratic, Stoic, etc., see Dictionary of Phrase 
and Fable, 680-1.) 
 
  Philosophers (The five English): (1) 
Roger Bacon, author of Opus Majus (1214- 
1292; (2) Sir, Francis Bacon, author of 
Novum   OrgYnum   (1561-1626); (3) the 
Hon. Robert Boyle (1627-1691; (4) John 
Locke, author of a treatise on the Human 
Understanding and Innate Ideas (1632- 
1704); (5) Sir Isaac Newton, author of 
Princip'ia (1641-1727). 
 
  Philosophy (The Father of), (1) Al- 
brecht von Hailer, of Berne (1708-1777). 
(2) Roger Bacon is also so called (1214- 
1292). 
 
  Philosophy (The Father of Inductive), 
Francis Bacon [Lord Verulam] (1561-1626). 
 
  Philosophy (The Father of Roman), Ci- 
cero, the orator (B.C.) 106-43). 
 
  Philosophy (The Nursing Mother of). 
Mde. de Bouffiers was so called by Marie 
Antoinette. 
 
  Phil'ostrate (3 syl.), master of the 
revels to Theseus (2 syl.) king of Athens. 
-Shakespeare, Midsummer Night's Dream 
(1592). 
 
 
   Philo'tas, son of Parmenio, and com- 
 mander of the Macedonian cavalry. He 
 was charged with plotting against Alex- 
 ander the Great. Being put to the rack, 
 he confessed his guilt, and was stoned to 
 death. 
 The king may doom to me a thousand tortures, 
 Ply me with fire, and rack me like Philotas, 
 Ere I will stoop to idolize his pride. 
       N. Lee, Alexander the Great, i. 1 (1678). 
 
   Philot'ime  (4 syl., "love of glory"), 
daughter of Mammon, whom the money- 
god offers to Sir Guyon for a wife; but 
the knight declines the honor, saying he 
is bound by love-vows to another.-Spen- 
ser, Faery Queen, ii. 7 (1590). 
 
  Philot'im us, Ambition personified. 
(Greek, Philo-timus, "ambitious, covetous 
of honor.")-Phineas Fletcher, The Purple 
Island, viii. (1633). 
 
  Philotimus, steward of the house in the 
suite of Gargantua.-Rabelais, Gargantua, 
i. 18 (1533). 
 
  Philpot (Senior), an avaricious old 
hunks, and father of George Philpot. The 
old city merchant cannot speak a sentence 
without bringing   in  something  about 
money.   "He wears square-toed shoes 
with little tiny buckles, a brown coat with 
small brass buttons .... His face is all 
shrivelled and pinched with care, and he 
shakes his head like a mandarin upon a 
chimney-piece" (act i. 1). 
  When I was very young, I performed the 
part of "Old Philpot," at Brighton, with great 
success, and next evening I was introduced into 
a club-room full of company. On hearing my 
name announced, one of the gentlemen laid 
down his pipe, and taking up his glass, said, 
"Here's to your health, young gentleman, and 
to your father's, too. I had the pleasure of see- 
ing him last night in the part of' Philpot,' and 
a very nice, clever old gentleman he is. I hope, 
 
 
PHILPOT