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consonantal sounds preceding the accented
vowels must differ. The charm of the son-
net lies almost wholly in its arrangement of
rhymes. Consult Saintsbury's History of
English Prosody from the Twelfth Century
to the Present (3 vols.).

Rhyolite, a variety of felsitic or porphyri-
tic igneous rocks distinguished by the pres-
ence of quartz and orthoclase as essential
mineral constituents.

Rhys, Ernest (1859- )< English author,
was born in London. He practised as a min-
ing engineer from 1877 to 1885, when he
adopted literature as a profession. He has
written among other works, A London Rose
(1894), The Man at Odds (1904), Gwene-
vere, a Lyric Play (1905), The Leaf Burners
(1918), Modern English Essays (1922),
Black Horse Pit (1925), Everyman Remem-
bers (an autobiography, 1931), Rhymes for
Everyman (1933). Editor of Everyman's Li-
brary.

Rhythm, a combination of sounds produc-
ing a certain harmony or cadence at recurring
intervals, applied especially to verse, wherein
it is definite and anticipated, but existing less
definitely in prose. With melody and har-
mony it forms one of the three great elements
of music. In the best prose and in oratory
it is a strongly marked characteristic.

Rhytina, the genus to which belongs Stell-
er's sea-cow (R. stelleri}, an extinct member
of the order Sircnia, which formerly inhabited
the shores of Bering and Cooper Islands in the
North Pacific. It was discovered by Bering
in 1741, and by 1768 had been virtually ex-
terminated.

Ribbentrop, Joachim von (1893- ),
German statesman. He was for years a wine
merchant. He helped to form the Nazi party,
becoming (1936-38) Germany's ambassador to
Great Britain and, in 1938, foreign minister.

Ribbon Fish.

Ribbon Fish, deep-sea fish, characterized
by a very long narrow body which may
reach a length of from fifteen to twenty feet,

a depth of from ten to twelve inches, and a
breadth of only an inch or two at the thick-
est part.

Ribbon Snake, a species of slender and
swift garter snake (Eutosnia saurita), com-
mon in the Eastern states where it lives on
the borders of bogs or ponds.

Ribes, a genus of hardy, deciduous shrubs
belonging to the order Saxifragacese. See
CURRANT; GOOSEBERRY.

Ribot, Alexandra Felix Joseph (1842-
1923), French statesman, was bom in St.
Omer. He was premier in 1893 and again in
1895. In the Dreyfus affair he successfully
opposed the prosecution of Mercier, although
he had previously urged all possible publicity.
In 1906 he was elected to the French Acad-
emy

Bibs

A, A, True ribs; B, B, false ribs;
c, vertebral column; D, sternum;
DI, manubrium sterni; D2} ensi-
form process; E, £, cartilages;
F, F, clavicles.

Ribs, flat curved bones which, together
with the vertebrae behind and the sternum
or breastbone in front, make the framework
of the thorax or chest. In man there are
twelve ribs on either side. There are on each
side seven 'true1 ribs, connected with the
breastbone in front and the spinal column
behind, and five 'false* or 'floating* ribs, the
upper three being connected in front with
the cartilages of the ribs above them. The
lowest two have free extremities in front.

Ricardo, David (1772-1823), English po-
litical economist, of Jewish origin, was bom
in London. Although he has given his name
to a system and method known as Ricardian
economics, his writings were at best mere oc-
casional pieces, and his views often find better
exposition in the writings of J, B. Say, Mai-