CORNEILLE, Thomas, brother of the preceding, was born at Rouen in 1625. He gave early indications of his poetical talent; and his plays, when first produced on the stage, attained the very highest popularity. They are remarkable for the purity of their style; but from the haste and carelessness of their composition, they have long since been forgotten. He was elected a member of the French Academy; and on the death of his brother he contributed to the Dictionnaire. He also wrote A Translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses, and some of Ovid's Epistles, Paris, 1669; Remarks on "Vaugelas on the French Language", Paris, 1687, 2 vols. 12mo; A Dictionary of Arts and Sciences, 2 vols. fol., Paris, 1694-1732; A Universal Geographical and Historical Dictionary, 3 vols. fol., Paris, 1708; and some other works. Thomas Corneille died at Andelys in 1709, having lost the use of his sight during the latter years of his life.