Latin, composed by Daurat, amount to about 50,000 verses. He died at Paris, in 1588. DAVAL, Peter, a barrister of the Middle Temple, an able mathematician and engineer, died in 1763.

DAVANZATI,Bernard, a native of Florence, who translated Tacitus into Italian; he died in 1606.

fled first to Friesland, and from thence to Basil where he lurked under the name of John Bruck, and died in that city in 1556.

DAVID, Gantz, a Jewish historian of the 16th century, the author of a Hebrew chronicle. DAVID, of Hirazug, a Welsh divine and poet, called the Black, about 1350.

DAVID EL DAVID, a Persian Jew, in the 12th century, who pretended to be the Messiah. DAVID AB GUILUM, a celebrated Welsh bard, who inscribed 147 poems to his mistress; she, however, married another man.

DAVID, emperor of Trebizonde, defeated and slain by Mahomet II., in 1461.

DAVID AP EDMUND, a Welch poet, president of an assembly of bards who met at the request of Edward IV.

DAVID I., earl of Northumberland and Huntingdon, king of Scotland. He married Maud, grand niece of William the Conqueror, and was a mild and popular king; he died in 1153.

DAVENANT, Sir William, a celebrated poet of the 17th century, born at Oxford, 1605. His father kept an inn at Oxford, where Shakspeare used to lodge in his journeys between London and Warwickshire; and as his mother was a great beauty, some have surmised, but without apparent foundation, that he derived his very being and along with it, his poetical talents, from Shakspeare. In 1637, when Ben Jonson died, he was created poet laureat. He had a great turn for the drama, and after the restoration of Charles II., obtained a patent for erecting a new company of actors, under the patronage of James, duke of York. They performed many years in Little Lincoln's Inn Fields, where he died 1668, and was interred in Westminster Abbey. His works consist of plays and poems. DAVENANT, Dr. Charles, the eldest son of Sir William Davenant, born 1656, and died 1714.||ed He wrote "Circe," a tragedy; but was chiefly employed as a political and commercial writer. DAVENANT, William, fourth son of Sir William, a noted classical scholar, was drown ed at Paris, in 1681.

DAVID II, king of Scotland, son of Robert Bruce, was taken prisoner by the English in 1346, and confined in the tower 10 years; he died in 1371.

DAVIDIS, Francis, a Hungarian, who changhis religious principles four times, and finally declared that no worship was due to Christ; he died in prison, in 1579.

DAVIDSON, William, a brigadier-general in the American revolutionary army, who was killed in North Carolina, while endeavouring to prevent the passage of Cornwallis over the Ca

DAVENANT, John, bishop of Salisbury, a zealous and pious divine, author of many learn-tawba. ed works, the tendency of which was, to unite DAVIE, William R., governor of North CaChristians in one sentiment. He was born in rolina, was distinguished for his services in London, 1570, and died in 1640. the army, during the revolution. After the DAVENPORT, Christopher, a learned En-peace, he was chosen a member of Congress, glishman who became a Franciscan, and wrote and, in 1799, was appointed one of the commisseveral religious works; he died in 1680. sioners for negotiating a treaty with France. He DAVENPORT, John, first minister of New-soon after withdrew from public life, and died at Haven, Connecticut, and one of the founders Camden, in 1820. of the colony of that name; he published numerous sermons, and died in 1670. DAVENPORT, John, minister of Stamford, Connecticut, eminently faithful in his office and distinguished for his knowledge of the learned languages; he died in 1731.

DAVENPORT, Addington, a native of Mass. and a judge of the supreme court of that state, died in 1736.

DAVID, king of Israel, was anointed by Samuel, while keeping the flocks of his father, Jesse. His courage in killing Goliah made him famous; he died 1015 B. C.

DAVID, St., the patron of Wales, was a nafive of Bangor, where he was educated in the 5th century. He was buried at St. David's Cathedral.

DAVID, an Armenian philosopher of the 5th century. 'He translated some of the Greek Classics.

DAVID, de Dinant, taught, in the 13th century, that God was original matter.

DAVIE, Mary, of Newton, Mass.; died in 1752, aged 116 years.

DAVIES, John, a writing-master and poet, who died about 1618. Besides many poems, he left a book called "The Anatomy of Fair Writing."

DAVIES, Sir John, an eminent lawyer and poet, born at Chisgrove, in Wiltshire, in 1570. He was successivly attorney-general and speaker of the House of Commons of Ireland; and, going over into England, he was, in 1626, appointed lord chief justice of the King's Bench; but before his installation, died suddenly of an apoplexy. His works on legal subjects are nu merous and valuable. His chief poetical work was intitled "Nosce Teipsum."

DAVIES, Dr. John, born in Denbighshire toward the latter end of the 16th century, and highly esteemed for his knowledge of the history and antiquities of his own nation, and in the Greek and Hebrew languages. He assisted in translating the Bible into Welch in that correct edition which came out in 1620.

DAVID, de Pomis, a Jewish physician, who pretended that he came from the true stock of DAVIES, Thomas, born 1710, was for many Judah. He wrote a Hebrew and Italian dic-years an actor on the London Stage. This tionary. profession he at length quitted for that of a DAVID, George, a most extraordinary here- bookseller. In 1780 he wrote and published tic, son of a waterman of Ghent, and bred a" The Life of Mr. Garrick," which acquired glazier, or, as some say, a glass-painter. He him much fame and some money. He afterbegan about 1525 to preach such whimsies as wards published "Dramatic Miscellanics," in these: namely, that he was the true Messiah, 3 vols. in which he discovered much learning the third David, nephew of God, not after the and critical acumen, and enlivened his wor flesh, but after the spirit. A prosecution being with many interesting and valuable anecd commenced against him and his followers, hell relating to the stage and its professors.

other works are, "Some Memoirs of Mr. Hen-lic and private charity. Mr. D. lost his life derson," "A Review of Lord Chesterfield's Sept. 1789, by a fall from his horse. Characters," "A Life of Massinger," "Lives DAYTON, Elias, early engaged in the war of Dr. John Eachard, Sir John Davies, and Mr. of the revolution, and continued in it till it endLillo;" and fugitive pieces without number, ined; he died at Philadelphia, in 1807: he was prose and verse, in almost all the public news-then a major general. papers. Mr. Davies died in 1785.

DAYTON, John, governor of the state of DAVIES, Samuel, president of Princeton Col- South Carolina, afterwards a district judge of lege, New-Jersey; eminent as a preacher; pub-the United States, died in 1822. fished several sermons, still much admired; ie DEACON, James, an English gentleman, died in 1761. known for his skill in music, painting and draw

DAVILA, Henry Catherine, a celebrated his-ing, died in 1750. torian, born of an illustrious family in the isle of Cyprus. His most important work is his "History of the civil wars of France," which is divided into 15 books, and contains every thing worth notice that passed from the death of Henry II., 1559, to the peace of Vervins, 1598. This history has always been reckoned a fine one, and lord Bolingbroke does not scruple to confess it in many respects equal to that of Livy.posed a beautiful ode, 1285 B. C. Davila was murdered in 1634.

DEAGEANT, DE ST. MARCELLIN, Guichard, a French writer and statesman, in the time of Lewis XIII.

DAVILA, Peter Francis, a famous Spanish naturalist; died in 1785.

DAVIS, John, an English navigator, who first discovered those straits in North America which bear his name, 1585.

DEANE, Silas, a native of Connecticut, was chosen a member of Congress in 1774, and af terwards appointed minister of the United States, at the court of France: he died in 1789. DEBORAH, a prophetess of Israel, who com

DE BURE, William Francis, a bookseller a* Paris, well known for his "Bibliographe Ins tructive," 7 vols. 8vo. ; he died in 1782.

DECATUR, Stephen, a captain in the navy of the United States, distinguished for his bravery and professional skill. He rendered himself DAVIS, Henry Edward, was born at Wind-conspicuous by his services at Tripoli, in 1804 sor, 1756, and at the age of 21, distinguished by his actions with two British frigates, during among the earliest and most able examiners of the last war, and by his success, against the Al some remarkable assertions, and insinuations gerines in 1815; and was afterwards a member yet more extraordinary, introduced in Mr. Gib- of the board of navy commissioners until his bon's "History of the Decline and Fall of the death, which happened in a duel, in 1820. Roman Empire," and tending certainly to undervalue the testimony of the Christian religion.

Ile died in 1784.

DAVISON, Jeremiah, a portrait painter, born in England, of Scotch parents, studied under sir Peter Lely, excelled in painting satyrs and died in 1745.

DAWES, Sir William, an English nobleman and prelate, one of the royal chaplains of queen Anne; he was a learned, benevolent and pious man, and the author of several religious works: he died in 1724.

DECEBABUS, a king of Dacia, whose country was reduced to a Roman province, by Trajan, in 105.

DECEMBRIO, Peter Candido, a native of Pavia, secretary to the pope, and afterwards to the king of Arragon. He wrote several lives, and translated some of the classics: he died in 1477.

DECHALES, Claudius Francis Milliet, an excellent mathematician,mechanic, and astronomer, born at Chamberry, the capital of Savoy, in 1611. His principal performances have been collected in 3 vols. in folio, under the title of DAWES, Richard, an English scholar, cele-" Mundus Mathematicus;" being indeed a comerated for the publication of a work, intitled, "Miscellanea Critica," born 1708, died 1766. DAWSON, John, a mathematician, and an eminent teacher of mathematics in England, died in 1820.

DAY, John, an eminent English printer, and the first who printed in Greek and Saxon characters in England, died in 1594. He printed in 1549 the folio Bible, dedicated to Edward VI.

plete course of all the mathematics. He died professor of mathematics, in the university of Turin, in 1678.

DECIO, Philip, of Milan, a celebrated lec turer on jurisprudence at Pisa; died in 1635.

DECIUS, Publius, a Roman consul and brave general, memorable for having devoted himself for his country in a battle with the Latins, 340 B. C. Decius Mus, his son, followed his father's DAY, Thomas, was born in London, 1748, example, as did a grandson. The custom was, bred to the law, and called to the bar; but, dis- that the officer who devoted himself to the gods gusted with the technical nicety of legal process, for the service of his country, after certain cehe soon quitted Westminster Hall, devoted his remonies of consecration, rushed, completely mind to literary pursuits, and became the advo-armed, into the enemy's foremost ranks, when cate of human kind. The admirable poem of his own despaired of victory. Though this was "The Dying Negro," written by himself and an act of superstition which proved fatal to the the late John Bicknell, esq., and his "Fragment hero, it re-animated his party, and occasioned of a Letter on Slavery," mark him among the them to gain the battle. first of those who exerted their efforts to emancipate a large portion of the human race from cruelty and tyranny. His latest work, "The History of Sandford and Merton," will long re- DECKER, or DECKHER, John, a pious and main an instance of the successful application learned Flemish jesuit, who wrote much on Saof genius to form the minds of youth to active cred Chronology, was born 1559, and died 1619. and manly virtue. Plain and simple in his ha- DECKER, Thomas, a dramatic writer of hits, denying himself all the luxuries, and ma- some celebrity in the reign of James I. In bis of the conveniences of life, no man could ex-"Honest Whore," and the comedy of " Old fess upon himself, or bestow more upon Fortunatus," there are beauties, as to character, cessities of others; and he devoted the plot, and language, especially in the former, part of an ample income to acts of pub-lequal to those of any dramatic writer (Shak

DECIUS, a Roman emperor after Philip. He perished with his army in a morass, fighting against the Goths, A. D. 251.

speare excepted) that England has produced. some measures which he thought unconstituThe precise time of this author's birth and tional and unjust, he not only cheerfully underdeath are not recorded; yet he could not have went the punishment, but at the same time died young, as the first play we find of his wri-wrote "A Hymn to the Pillory," as a defiance ting was published in 1600, and the latest date of their usage of him. But, after all, De Foe is we meet with to any other is "The Wonder of by nothing better known at present, than by his a Kingdom," 1636. interesting "History of Robinson Crusoe;" DE COETLOGON, Charles Edward, an emi-which, though a romance, is written in so nanent English divine, assistant preacher to the tural a manner, and with so many probable inchapel of the Lock-hospital, and rector of God-cidents, that it was judged to be a true story stone, in Surrey, died in 1820. His writings for some time after its publication. He was are principally on theological subjects. born in London, 1660, and died at Islington,1731. DEDEKIND, Frederic, a German of the 16th DEGHUY, an eminent French engraver, died century, who published a curious ironical eulo-in 1748. gium on incivility and rudeness.

DEIDIER, Anthony, a medical professor, of Montpelier, author of a dissertation, "De Veneris Morbis."

DEE, John, a great mathematician, and very extraordinary person in the republic of letters, born in London, 1527. He was a man of un- DEJAURE, N. a promising French poet, who common parts, learning, and application; and died young, in 1800. He wrote Lodoiska, an might have performed great things, if he had opera, which has been received with applause. been possessed of a solid judgment; but he was DEJOTARUS, king of Galatea, espoused the extremely credulous and superstitious. He suf- cause of Pompey, for which he was dethroned fered himself to be deluded into an opinion, that|| by Cæsar. by certain invocations, an intercourse or com- DELAMET, Adrian Augustin de Bussy, born munication with spirits might be obtained; from in Picardy, a relation of Cardinal de Retz, whence he promised himself an insight into the whom he attended in his travels. He wrote Occult sciences. He found a young man, one" Dictionary of Cases of Conscience," 2 vols., Edward Kelly, a native of Worcestershire, who and died in 1691.

had already dipped deep into these matters, and DELANCY, James, a judge and chief justice who readily undertook to be his instrument in of the supreme court of the colony of Newthem, for which he was to pay him 50l. per an-York, and afterwards lieutenant governor, died num. Dec. 2, 1581, they began their incanta- in 1760.

tions; in consequence of which, Kelly was, by DELANY, Dr. Patrick, a theological writer the inspection of a certain table consecrated for of Ireland, but perhaps better known as the inthat purpose, with many superstitious ceremo-timate friend and correspondent of Dean Swift, nies, enabled to acquaint Dee with what the was born in Ireland, 1686, and died at Bath,1768. spirits thought fit to show and discover. These Conferences were continued for about two years and the subjects of them committed to writing, but never published, though still preserved in Ashmole's museum. He travelled much abroad in company with Kelley, who had in his possession, as was reported, a philosophical powder of projection, by which they were furnished DELAWARE, Thomas West, lord, governor with money very profusely. In the latter end of Virginia, in 1610. He felt a deep interest in of his life, however, he became miserably poor; the affairs of the colony, and may be considered and it is highly probable, that he remained un- as one of its first founders. He died near the der his delusions to his death; for he was ac-mouth of Delaware bay, on his return from tually providing for a new journey into Ger- England, whither he had gone for the benefit many, when, worn out by age and distempers, of his health, in 1618. he died in 1608, aged 80, and was buried at Mortlake.

DELANY, Mary, wife of the foregoing, celebrated for her skill in painting, and in cutting flowers and other ornaments in paper, was born at Coulton, in Wiltshire, 1700, and died 1788.

DELAUNE, Thomas, wrote in 1683, "Plea for Nonconformity," which gave so much of fence, that he was cast into prison, where he died.

DELEYRÉ, Alexander, a Frenchman, auHis mathematical works are nu-thor of an analysis of Lord Bacon's works, 3 merous and valuable. vols. 12mo., died in 1797.

DEFESCH, William, a German, eminent for his skill on the violin, died about 1750.

DELFT, Jacob, a celebrated portrait painter of Delft, who died in 1661.

DE FOE, Daniel, equally famous for politics DELILLE, one of the most distinguished and poetry, was bred a hosier. In that situa- poetical authors that France has hitherto protion he was unsuccessful; and this probably in- duced, died at Paris, December, 1814. He made duced him to apply to his pen for subsistence. at an early age, a masterly translation of VirTutchin having, in 1700, written "The Foreign- gil's "Georgics" into French verse; wrote a ers," an infamous satire on king William and counterpart to the Georgics, under the title, the whole Dutch nation, De Foe wrote "The "Les Jardins; translated the "Eneid," and True-born Englishman,' as an antidote to it, wrote many original poems. In the latter peand thereby recommended himself to the notice riod of his career, he published a translation of of his sovereign, who failed not to reward the Milton's "Paradise Lost." Like most other au author. He afterwards wrote an amazing num-thors, however, he appears to have left his posber of tracts, 30 of which have been collected terity nothing but his writings; which, as his in two vols. 8vo. One of these tracts, entitled, eulogist, M. Campenon, says, "Death cannot "The shortest Way with the Dissenters," con- destroy, nor time annihilate.

tained reflections against some ecclesiastics in DELIUS, Christopher Traugott, a native of power, for breathing too much a spirit of per-Walhausen, an eminent mineralogist, and sursecution. Becoming obnoxious to the ministry veyor of the mines of Hungary and Venice, en this account, he was obliged to explain him- died in 1799.

of

elf, which he did very clearly, for he was a man DELMONT, Deodalt, a historical painter great firmness: and when he was sentenced pupil to Reubens, who highly esteemed afterwards to stand in the pillory for attacking he died in 1634.

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DELOBEL, a French painter, of the 17th century, whose pieces adorn the churches and cathedrals of France.

his "Doctrine of Chances; or, Method of calcu lating the Probabilities of Events at Play." He died at London, in 1754.

DEMONAX, a philosopher, of Crete, in the reign of Adrian, who had the greatest contempt for riches.

DE LOLME. See LOLME. DELRIO, Martin Anthony, a most learned man, born at Antwerp, 1551. The progress he made in letters, while a very boy, is recorded DEMOSTHENES, one of the greatest orawith wonder, having surprised the public when tors of antiquity, if not the greatest, was born he was only 19 years of age with some good at Athens, in the 2d year of the 101st Olympiad ; notes upon the tragedies of Seneca, in which that is, about 370 years before Christ.

It is he cited almost 1100 authors, with all the assur-universally agreed, that no orator ever spoke ance of a man who had read them thoroughly, with such force, or had the passions of others so and weighed their sentiments with great judg-much in his power, as Demosthenes; insomuch ment and exactness. He died in 1608.

DELRIO, John, dean of Antwerp, who wrote commentaries on the 119th psalm: he died in

1624.

DE LUC. See LUC. DEMADES, an Athenian orator, put to death by Cassander 322, B. C.

DEMARATUS, a king of Sparta, who resigned his crown, and retired to Persia.

DEMESTE, John, chaplain and chief surgeon to the forces of the prince of Liege, well known as the author of come letters on chymistry, died in 1783.

DEMETRIUS POLIORCETES, king of Macedon, was highly honoured by the Athenians; he died 286 B. C.

DEMETRIUS, SOTER, king of Syria, was for some time a hostage at Rome, and was killed in battle, 150 B. C.

DEMETRIUS II., surnamed Nicanor, king of Syria, formed an alliance with the Jews; he was killed by the governor of Tyre, 286 B. C.

that he actually appeared like one inspired. He opposed Philip of Macedonia with all his might, and Alexander after him. Alexander requested of the Athenians to have Demosthenes given up to him, but this was refused; yet, when Antipater, his successor, made the same request afterwards, it was granted. But Demosthenes would not be given up, and therefore escaped into the island of Celauria; where he imbibed poison that he had kept on purpose in a quill, to prevent his being taken alive. He died in the 3d year of the 114th Olympiad. There are extant under his name 61 orations, which have frequently been published. But, though he arrived at such perfection in this art, he set out under great disadvantages: for he had an impediment in his speech, which for a long time would not suffer him to pronounce the letter r he had a weak voice, a short breath, and a very uncouth and ungracious manner; however, by dint of resolution and infinite pains, he overcame all these defects. He would climb up DEMETRIUS, PHALEREUS, a peripatetic steep and craggy places, to help his wind and philosopher of Athens, who lived in the time of strengthen his voice; he would declaim with Alexander the Great. Three hundred and sixty pebbles in his mouth, to remedy the imperfecstatues were erected to his honour in that city;tion in his speech; he would place a lookingand not undeservedly, since he is said to have glass before him, to correct the awkwardness of augmented the revenues of it, as well as to have his gesture; and he learned of the best players improved and polished its buildings. Neverthe-the proper graces of action and pronunciation, less he died in banishment by the bite of an which he thought of so much consequence that asp, 284 B. C. His writings consisted of poetry, he made the whole art of oratory in a manner history, politics, rhetoric, harangues, and em- to consist of them. He was so intent upon bassies; but none are extant. study, that he would often retire into a cave of DEMETRIUS, & cynic philosopher, in the the earth, and shave half bis head, so that he reign of Caligula; he was banished by Ves-could not with decency appear abroad till his pasian for insolence. hair was grown again. He also accustomed DEMETRIUS, czar of Russia; which coun-himself to harangue at the seashore, where the try he invaded, in 1604, with a small army, and agitation of the waves formed to him an idea seated himself on the throne; he reigned 11 of the commotion in a popular assembly, and months, and was then assassinated. served to prepare and fortify him against them. From these several kinds of hardships, which he imposed upon himself, it is plain that he was not so much born an orator, as an instance how far parts and application may go toward the forming of a great man in any profession.

DE MISSY, Cæsar, a learned divine, born at Berlin, in 1703; he published some poetical pieces, and assisted Jortin in his life of Erasmus. DEMOCEDES, a physician of Crotona, who afterwards became the slave and physician of Darius, king of Persia.

list; he was author of some professional works, and died in 1795.

DEMOURS, Peter, a native of Marseilles, DEMOCRITUS, one of the greatest philo-known for his dexterity as a surgeon and ocusophers of antiquity, was born at Abdera, a town of Thrace, about the 80th Olympiad, that is, about 460 years before Christ.-He is said to DEMPSTER, William, a learned Scotchman, have laughed at human life in general, which, who refuted Raymond Lully, and wrote an Montaigne says, it was better to do than to imi- ecclesiastical history; he died in 1557. tate Heraclitus, who wept eternally about it; DEMPSTER, Thomas, a Scotch historian and because adds he, mankind are not so unhappy commentator, born 1579, died 1625. He was a as they are vain. He was the forerunner of very learned man, but of a singular character; Epicurus, whose system differs from his no being as prompt to draw his sword in quarrel, otherwise than in some improvements. as to wield his pen, at any time. He became DEMOIVRE, Abraham, an illustrious ma-professor of the Belles Lettres, at Pisa, Nismes, thematician, born at Vitri, in Champaigne, and Bologna, and had such a prodigious me1667. His abilities were so admired by mory, that he used to say he knew not what it wal Society of London, that they judged was to forget. This gained him the appellation erson to decide the famous contest of "The Living Library."

wton and Leibnitz. He published DEMPSTER, George, a Scotch lawyer, and a arke hut in non-ally known bull member of Parliament in 1762. He retired from

public life, and devoted himself to the improve-nobleman, celebrated for his courage during the ment of the Highlands, until his death, in 1818. civil wars. He was finally taken and basely DENELLE, one of the infamous friends of beheaded in 1651. Marat, who killed his wife and five children with his own hands. He suffered a merited death, on the scaffold.

DERCYLLIDAS, a Lacedæmonian general, who avenged his country against the Persians, 400 B. C.

DENHAM, Sir John, an eminent poet, born DEREING, Edward, an eminent,divine, in Dublin, in 1615. In 1641 he published his tra- preacher at St. Paul's, London, before the cours. gedy called "The Sophy," which was ex- He wrote sermons, lectures, &c.; he died 1570. tremely admired by the best judges; and in 1642 DERHAM, William, a very eminent philo was first printed his "Cooper's Hill," "a poem sopher and divine, born at Stoughton, near Wor(says Dryden) which, for majesty of style, is,cester, 1657, and died 1735, having spent his life and ever will be, the standard of good writing." in the most agreeable and improving study of Pope has celebrated this poem very highly in nature, and made all his researches there in subhis "Windsor Forest;" and all men of taste serviency to the cause of religion and virtue.have agreed in their commendations of it. He His works are extremely numerous; of these the best known are his "Physico-Theology; or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from his works of Creation;" and "Astro-Theology, or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God from a Survey DENMAN, Thomas, M. D. an eminent phy-of the Heavens;" both which are works of sician and writer on midwifery, born at Bake-considerable merit.

died in 1668.

DENIS, Michael, principal keeper of the perial library at Vienna, died in 1800. His Writings on various subjects were highly esteemed.

well, Derbyshire, 1733, died in London, 1815. DERING, Sir Edward, first a republican, and DENNER, Balthasar, a portrait painter, of afterwards a royalist; a member of parliament Hamburgh, who refused in London, 500 guineas during the civil wars. His speeches were for his picture of an old woman; he died in 1747.published in 4to.

DENNIE, William, proprietary governor of DERMODY, Thomas, a poet of considerable Pennsylvania, in 1756. He was superceded in talent, but so devoid of common prudence, that 1759, as unpopular and obnoxious to the people. the best of patronage was found to be useless DENNIE, Joseph, a native of Massachusetts, to him. He was born in the south of Ireland, was educated a lawyer; he however soon re- Jan. 1775. His father, who was a schoolmaster linquished the profession for literary pursuits, at Ennis for some time, is said to have employand as editor of the "Farmer's Museum," aed this son, when only in his ninth year, as newspaper published in New-Hampshire, and Greek and Latin assistant at his own school; afterwards of the "Port Folio," in Philadelphia, and, to increase the wonder, we are told that gave evidence of a powerful and highly culti he had written as much genuine poetry at ten, vated mind, and of a genius of superior order; as either Cowley, Milton, or Pope, had prohe died in 1812. duced at nearly double that age. With all his talent, however, he was of so uniformly depraved a conduct, that he no sooner excited compassion, and profited by generosity, thau he despised, or at least neglected, the advice of his benefactors; and at length, wasted by disease, arising from habitual intemperance, he died at an obscure hovel, near Sydenham, Kent, 1802, in his 28th year.

DENNIS, John, a celebrated critic, born in London, 1657. Though it is now become fashionable to speak lightly of him, he had qualities enough to recommend him to the acquaintance of some of the most eminent personages for birh, wit, and learning, of his time; but the black passions were so predominant in him, and his pride, envy, jealousy, and suspicion, hurried him into so many absurd and ridiculous meagures, that his life appears to have been nothing but a mixture of folly and madness.-He began to be a writer as early, if not earlier, than 1690, and so continued to the time of his death, which happened in 1733. He had better talents for judging of the performances of others, than for producing any thing of himself; which made a smart fellow say, that "Dennis was the fittest man in the world to instruct a dramatic writer: for he laid down excellent rules for writing good plays, and showed what were bad by his own." DENNY, Sir Anthony, a man of great learn ing and piety, privy counsellor of Henry VIII, 1 he died in 1550.

DERRICK, Samuel, a linen draper of Dublin; afterwards a writer of pamphlets in London, and master of ceremonies at Bath and Tunbridge, died 1769.

DERYK, or DERICK, Peter Cornelius, a landscape painter of Delft; pupil of Jacobs. He died in 1930.

DERYKE, William, a historical painter at Antwerp, died 1697.

DESAGULIERS, John Theophilus, a celebrated lecturer on experimental philosophy, who made several improvements in mechanics, was born at Rochelle, in 1683, but went to England when an infant. His most celebrated publication is, "A Course of Experimenal PhiDENTON, John, an English divine, and pre-losophy, 1734," 2 vols 4to. He died in 1749. bendary of York, an intimate friend of Tillotson. He published some sermons and religious tracts and died in 1708.

DENTRECOLLES, Francis Xavier, a jesuit, who went to China as a missionary, in 1741, and wrote several works in the Chinese language.

DENYS, James, a historical painter, born at Antwerp in 1545.

D'EON. See EON.

DEPARCIEUX, Anthony, a learned French inathematician, who published several valuable works; he died in 1788.

DERPY, James Stanley, earl of, an English"

DESAULT, Peter, a French physician, who wrote on the cure of syphilis, without salivation, and on the stone; he died in 1737.

DESAULT, Peter Joseph, a French surgeon, of great abilities, who attended Lewis XVII., and died, probably by poison, for this humanity. He was author of a valuable treatise on surgery, and died in 1795.

DES BARREAUX, James de Vallec, lord, a French nobleman, counsellor of parliament, at Paris. He was an infidel and libertine, but, be fore he died, gave himself up to meditations penitence; he died in 1647.

DESBILLONS. Francis Joseph, a Fr