ceremony is every year performed on the 1st of much study and thoughtfulness, and never offer August, the claimants setting out, at a signaled to touch his pencil till he found a kind of engiven, at that time of the tide when the current thusiasm or inspiration upon him. His excelis strongest against them, and rowing from the lence lay principally in the correctness of his Old Swan, near London bridge, to the White style, and in expressing the passions and affecSwan, at Chelsea. As a writer, Dogget left be- tions of the mind. He died in 1641, not without hind him only one comedy, which has not been the suspicion of being poisoned. performed in its original state for many years, entitled" The Country Wake, 1696," 4to. It has been altered, however, into a ballad-farce, which occasionally makes its appearance under the title of " Flora, or Hob in the Well."

DOISSIN, Lewis, a Jesuit, who wrote elegant Latin verses on the subject of sculpture and engraving, died in 1753.

DOLABELLA, P. Cornelius, son-in-law of Cicero, a friend of Cæsar, and governor of Syria, put an end to his life at 27 years of age. DOLBIN, John, a man of education, major in the king's service, during the civil wars, and afterwards dean of Westminster, and bishop of Rochester; he died in 1668.

DOLCE, Lewis, a native of Venice, a poet, translator of some of the ancient authors, and author of several learned works, died in 1568. DOLCE, Carlo, a painter, of Florence. His St. John, painted when he was only 11 years old, is much admired; he died in 1686.

DOLET, Stephen, a learned Frenchman, a painter and bookseller, at Lyons, was burnt for atheism, in 1546.

DOMINIC, de Guzman, a Spaniard, founder of the order of the Predicants, born in Arragon, in 1170, died at Bologna, in Italy, in 1221, and was afterwards made a saint for the prodigious

services he had done the church.

DOMINICHINI, Lodovico, a native of Placentia, famous for his voluminous translations from ancient authors, died in 1574.

DOMINIS, Mark Antony de, archbishop of Spolato, in Dalmatia, in the 16th century. He wrote against the papal power; turned protestant; then again turned catholic: he was sus pected, seized, and imprisoned. After his death his body was dug up and burned as a heretic in 1645.

DOMITIAN, Titus Flavius, a Roman emperor, at first mild, but afterwards licentious and cruel, was assassinated in 96.

DOMITIANUS, Domitius, general and dioclesian, was proclaimed emperor of Egypt, in 288; he died by violence.

DONALDSON, John, an eminent artist of Edinburgh, distinguished as a miniature portrait painter, and an exact imitator with his pen of the old engravers; also a poet and a chymist: he died in 1801.

DOLLOND, John, a very eminent optician, and the inventor of the achromatic telescope, was born in Spital-fields, June 10, 1706, died DONATO, Bernardino, Greek professor at Nov. 30, 1761. He was reading a new publica-Padua, author of a Latin dialogue, on the differtion of M. Clairaut, on the Theory of the Moon,ence between Aristotle's and Plato's philosophy, and on which he had been long intently engaged he died in 1550. when he was seized with apoplexy, and died in a few hours after. The business and the abilities of the father were inherited by his two sons, Peter and John.

DOLLOND, Peter, son of the optician, known as the author of papers communicated to the royal society, on his improvement of the telescope, on his alterations of Hadley's quadrant, &c., died in 1820, aged 90.

DONATO, an architect and sculptor, of Florence, of great eminence, died in 1466.

DONATO, Jerom, a Venetian nobleman, eminent for his learning, his military services, and particularly for his negotiations, died in 1511.

DONATO, Alexander, a jesuit of Sienna, ||who wrote a valuable description of Rome; he died in 1640.

DONATO, Marcellus, an Italian count, whe wrote a learned work on the Latin writers of Roman history, 8vo., in 1607.

DONATUS, bishop of Carthage, banished in

DONATUS, Ælius, a grammarian of the 4th century, preceptor of St. Jerome, and author of commentaries on Terence and Virgil.

DOLOMIEU, Deodat, an eminent French naturalist, who visited all the volcanic regions of Italy, and was afterwards sent, among other men of science, to collect and describe the antiquities and natural curiosities of Egypt. Re-356. turning from that country, he was driven into Naples, and there committed to a close and loathsome confinement; but, after suffering a long captivity, he was liberated by the humane DONATUS, a bishop of a religious sect in interposition of the celebrated Sir Joseph Africa, who began to be known about the year Banks. He had scarcely reposed after his fa- 329, and greatly confirmed his faction by his tigues, when he went to visit Mont Simplon, character and writings. He was a inan of great whence he returned rich in mineralogical acqui-parts and learning; but withal so prodigiously sitions; when a disease, which commenced in haughty, that he treated all mankind with conhis imprisonment, terminated his career, De-tempt. The Donatists affirmed baptism in other cember, 1801.

churches to be null and of no effect; while other churches allowed it to be valid in theirs: from which they inferred, that it was the safer to join that community where baptism was acknowledged by both parties to be valid, than that where it was allowed to be so only by one

DOMAT, John, a celebrated French lawyer, born at Clermont, in Auvergne, in 1625, died at Paris, in 1696. The confusion which he had observed in the laws, put him upon forming a design of reducing them to their natural order, which he completed, and published in four vols. 4to, under the title of "The Civil Laws in their Natural Order, 1689." It has been usual to re- DONDUS, or DE DONDIS, James, a physi commend this work to young lawyers and di-cian, of Padua, learned also in mathematics and vines, who would apply themselves to the study mechanics, died in 1350. of morality and the civil law.

DOMENICHINO, an Italian painter, on sacred subjects and landscapes, born at Bologna, 1581. He always applied himself to his work with

DONCKER, Peter, a painter, of Gouda, studied at Rome, and died 1668.

DONEAU, Hugh, professor of law at Bourges and Orleans. He wrote commentaries on civil law, 5 vols. folio, and other works, and died in 1591.

DONGAN, Thomas, earl of Limerick, a judi-the vices of the popes and cardinals. He was cious and popular governor of New-York, re-the forerunnner of Luther, and died in 1494. signed the office in 1689, and returned to Eng- DORISLAUS, Isaac, a Dutchman, who went land, in consequence of his sovereign's displea-from Leyden to England, and read lectures or. history at Cambridge. He was alternately a republican and royalist, during the civil wars, and turned out a profligate and guilty man; he died in 1649.

sure.

DONI, Anthony Francis, a Florentine priest, who possessed great satirical powers, and wrote many books; he died in 1574.

DONI D'ATTICHI, Lewis, a Florentine no- DORMANS, John de, cardinal and chance!bleman, whose modesty and learning recom-lor of France under Charles V. He founded a mended him to Richelieu, who made him bishop||college in Paris, and died in 1373. of Autun. He wrote many volumes, and died in 1664.

DONI, John Baptiste, professor of eloquence at Florence. His treatise on music is well known; he died in 1647.

DORNAVIUS, Gaspar, a physician, born in Voightland, and an author of some humorous and whimsical pieces, died in 1631.

DORSCH, Everard, a Dutch engraver of genius, of superior abilities, died in 1712. His son Christopher was equally famous in the same

DORSEY, John Syng, M. D., professor of materia medica in the university of Pennsylvania, and afterwards of anatomy, as successor to Dr. Wistar; he died suddenly at Philadelphia, in 1818.

DOSITHÆUS, the first heresiarch, a magician of Samaria, whose followers remained 24 hours in the same posture in which they were, when the Sabbath commenced. He starved himself to death.

DOUBLET, N. an eminent French surgeon, who left some valuable professional writings: he died in 1795.

DONNE, John, an English poet and divine, born at London, 1573, and descended, by his mo-art, and died in 1732. ther, from the family of sir Thomas More. Soon after his taking orders (which he did at the special request of king James) he was chosen preacher of Lincoln's-Inn; in 1621, he was made dean of St. Paul's, and there was some thing singular in the ciscumstances attending it. The deanery becoming vacant, the king sent for Dr. Donne, and ordered him to attend him the next day at dinner. When his majesty was set down, before he had eaten any meat, he said, "Dr. Donne, I have invited you to dinner; and though you sit not down with me, yet I will carve to you of a dish that I know you love well; for knowing you love London, I do therefore make you dean of St. Paul's; and when I have dined,a then do you take your beloved dish home to your study; say grace there to yourself, and much good may it do you!" He died 1631, and was buried in the cathedral church of St. Paul, where a monument was erected over him. His DOUGADOS, Venance, a capuchin, born poems consist of songs and sonnets, epigrams, near Carcassonne. The French revolution was epithalamiums, satires, letters, funeral elegies, a field fit to display his ambition and intrigue: holy sonnets, &c. published at different times.he was dragged to the scaffold for his political Dryden has justly given Donne the character of opinions in 1794. "the greatest wit, though not the greatest poet, of our nation;" and lord Falkland styles Donne "one of the most witty and most eloquent of modern divines."

DONNE, Benjamin, a mathematician, made master of mechanics to the king in 1796. He was a native of Devonshire, and wrote several treatises much esteemed.

DOUCIN, Lewis, a French Jesuit, who wrote history of the Nestorians, and other works; he died 1726.

DOUFFET, Gerard, a painter, of Liege, and a pupil of Rubens, famed for the variety and accuracy of his pictures, died in 1660.

DOUGHERTY, Michael, one of the first settlers of Georgia; died in 1808, aged 135.

DOUGLAS, Gawin, bishop of Dunkeld, and eminent for his poetical talents, was born at Annandale, in Scotland, in 1471, and died of the plague in London, in 1522 Mr. Warton styles him one of the distinguished luminaries that marked the restoration of letters in Scotland, at DOOLITTLE, Thomas, a non conformist, the commencement of the 16th century." He many years minister of St. Alpage, London.translated the "Eneid" of Virgil into Scottish He wrote several books on practical divinity, and died in 1707.

DOPPLE-MAIER, John Gabriel, professor of mathematics at Nuremburg He was fellow of the Royal Society of London, &c.

DORBAY, Francis, a French architect, who furnished designs of several beautiful works at the Louvre, the Thuilleries, &c., died in 1697. DORFLING, a Prussian, who from a tailor, became a soldier, and finally a field marshal under the elector of Brandenburg.

heroics, with the additional (13th) book of Mapheus Vegius, 4to, 1553. He also wrote an original piece called "The Palace of Honour," and other poems. He was likewise a promoter of public spirited works, and finished the stone bridge over the river Tay, begun by his predecessor.

DOUGLAS, William, a Scotch noblemán, commissioned by Robert Bruce. He had made a vow to go on a crusade, but he perished on the way, in 1327

DORIA, Andrew, a Genoese admiral, the re- DOUGLAS, James, an English anatomist, and storer of the independency of Genoa when un-distinguished practitioner in obstetrics. He was der the French yoke, born 1468, died 1560. also an eminent author, and died in 1742. DORIGNY, Michael, a painter and engraver, DOUGLAS, admiral Sir Charles, a native of professor in the academy of painting of Paris. Scotland, was originally in the Dutch service; His works are to be seen in the castle of Vin-and it was not without some difficulty that he cennes; he died in 1665.

DORIGNY, Nicholas, an eminent French en graver, who was knighted by George I.; he died at Paris, in 1746. His brother Lewis, also an engraver, died at Verona, in 1742.

DORING, or DORINK, Matthias, a German Franciscan. who in his writings, inveighs against 14*

was enabled to obtain rank in the English navy. He was so excellent a linguist, that he spoke six European languages correctly. On the war with America breaking out, he had a broad pendant given him, and commanded the squadron employed in the gulf of St. Lawrence. His servi ces there obtained him very flattering honours 161

on his return to England; and after Brereton vine, &c. He turned republican, and stirred up was dismissed, for misconduct, from the Duke, his people to. 12 up arms against their king; of 98 guns, Sir Charles was appointed to com- he died in 1643.

mand her. In this ship, he cultivated his me- DOWNMAN, Hugh, a physician and poet, chanical propensity so much to the improvement born at Newton St. Cyres, Devonshire, in 1740, or the guns, and the use of locks instead of died at Exeter, in 1809; having published sevematches,that the practice was universally adopt-ral tragedies and poems, on various subjects; ed throughout the navy. During the prepara of the latter, the principal one is entitled "In tions for war; in the year 1787, he was promoted fancy." to the rank of rear admiral, and died in January, 1789.

DRABICIUS, Nicholas, a celebrated enthusiast, born about 1587, in Moravia, where his father was burgomaster. When he was upwards of 50 years of age he commenced prophet, and published some extraordinary political chimeras, which he called "Visions."

DOUGLAS, Dr. John, bishop of Salisbury, a learned divine, born at Pittenweem, in Fife shire, in 1721, and educated chiefly at Baliol College Oxford. This venerable prelate was one of the first literary characters of the age, DRACO, a celebrated legislator of Athens, and the last surviving member (the bishop of whose laws were so severe, that they were said Dromore excepted) of the Beef Steak Club, ce- to be written in blood. He flourished about600 lebrated by Dr. Goldsmith, in his poem of " Re-years B. C.

taliation." The literary talents of bishop Doug- DRACONITES, John, a Lutheran divine, a las were first evinced, in detecting the attempt bishop in Prussia, and the learned author of of Lauder to depreciate the merits.of Milton. some commentaries on the Scriptures. He be He vindicated the originality of that illustrious gan a polyglott Bible, but died before its combard, and covered his opponent with confusion.pletion, in 1566.

His next performance possessed such merit, as DRAGUT, Rais, or captain RAGUT, the fahighly to recommend his character, both as a vourite and successor of Barbarossa, a famous literary man, and an advocate for revealed re-pirate, in 1566.

ligion. It was entitled the " Criterion," in an- DRAKE, Sir Francis, a distinguished naval swer to Mr. Hume's Essay on Miracles. He suc-hero, who flourished in the reign of Elizabeth, ceeded Dr. Law in the bishopric of Carlisle, in was born near Tavistock, in Devonshire, 1545. 1783; and upon the translation of Dr. Barring-He made his name immortal by a voyage into ton to the see of Durham, was appointed his the South Seas, through the strait of Magellan, successor. His lordship died May 18, 1807. which was what, at that time, no Englishman DOUGLAS, James, earl of Morton and Aber-had ever attempted. He sailed from England, deen, a man of great learning and many virtues. Dec. 13, 1577, and entered the harbour of PlyHe was president of the London Royal Society,

in 1733.

mouth on his return, Nov. 3, 1580; performing thus a voyage round the globe in two years and about ten months. His expeditions and victo ries over the Spaniards, have been equalled by modern admirals, but not his generosity; for he

DOUGLAS, William, M. D., a native of Scotland, afterwards a physician in Boston, who first made known at Constantinople, the practice of innoculating for the small pox, but was oppo-divided the booty he took, in just proportional sed to its introduction into America; he published several works on small pox, &c., and died in 1752.

shares with the common sailors, even to wedges of gold given him in return for his presents to Indian chiefs. He died, after having rendered DOUSA, James, a very learned man, born at the most eminent services to his country by his Northwick, in Holland, 1545, died in 1604. He bravery and skill, 1595-6, on board his own ship, was a great scholar, statesman, and soldier. in the West Indies. The town of Plymouth His learning was indeed prodigious; and he had had very particular obligations to Drake; for, such a memory, that he could at once give an in 1587, he undertook to bring water into it; answer to any thing that was asked him rela-through the want of which, till then, it had been ting to ancient or modern history, or, in short, grievously distressed; and he performed it by to any branch of literature. He was (say Mel-conducting thither a stream from springs at eight chior, Adam, and Thuanus,) a kind of livingmiles' distance, that is to say, in a straight line: library, the Varro of Holland, and the oracle for, in the manner he brought it, the course of of the university of Leyden. it runs upwards of 20 miles. DOUVRE, Thomas de, was raised by William the Conqueror to the see of York, where he rebuilt the cathedral: he died in 1100. DOUVRE, Thomas de, nephew of the pre- DRAKE, James, a celebrated political writer ceding, was also archbishop of York, in 1108. and physician, born at Cambridge, in 1567, died DOUVRE, Isabella de, of the same family, 1706-7. He is chiefly known now by his mediwas mistress to Robert, the natural son of Hen-cal works, by a "System of Anatomy," parti ry I.; she died in 1166.

DOVE, Nathaniel, an ingenious penman, author of "The Progress of Time." He kept an academy at Hoxton, and died in 1754.

DOW, Gerard, a celebrated Dutch painter, the pupil of Rembrandt, born at Leyden, 1613, died in 1680.

DOWAL, William Mac, a learned Scotchmah, born in 1590. He held several important offices under Charles I. and II.

DRAKE, Samuel, published, in 1729, in folio, a splendid edition of archbishop Parker's "De Antiquitate Britannica ecclesin," &c.

larly, which was finished a little before his decease, and published in 1707.

DRAKE, Francis, a surgeon, at York, and'an eminent antiquary, pubiished, in 1736, "Eboracum, or. The History and Antiquities of the City of York, from its Original to the present Time," &c.

DRAKE, William, a physician, born at York, where he settled. In his old age he collected various records, and published a valuable histo DOWNHAM, John, an English divine, au-ry of his native town, in folio; he died in 1760. ther of a well-known pious work, called "The DRAKE, Rodger, D. D., a physician, who Christian Warfare," died in 1644. became a popular preacher in Lou on. He was DOWNING, Calibut, LL. D., an English di-earned and vious, and died after the restoration.

DR

DRAKENBERG, Christian Jacob, was born in Norway, and after living in celibacy 113 years, married a widow aged 60.

DRAKENBORCH, Arnoldus, a professor of history and eloquence at Utrecht, died in 1748. He is memorable for having given fine editions in 4to of two ancient authors, "Titus Livius," 7 vols.; and "Silius Italicus," with very learned He is also the author of some small

notes. works.

the pursuits of literature, and became the author
of various works; he died in 1780.
DREVET, Peter, an eminent engraver at Paris;
his son, also named Peter, was equally eminent
in the same profession. They both died in
1739, the father aged 75; the son 42.

DREXELIUS, Jeremiah, a jesuit, of Augs-`
burgh, author of a curious poem on hell tor-
ments, in which he calculates how many souls
can be contained in a given space; he died in
1638.

DRIEDO, John, a learned divinity professor, of Louvain, whose abilities were employed against the Lutheran Calvinists. He published 4 vols. folio, on theological subjects, and died in 1535.

DRAN, Henry Francis le, a famous surgeon, and lithotomist, author of Surgery, 2 vols., and other surgical works, died at Paris, in 1770. DRAPER, Sir William, an English general, born at Bristol, was educated at Eton, and at King's College, Cambridge; but preferring a military life, he went to the East Indies, where he attained the rank of colonel, and in 1763, in co-operation with admiral Cornish, reduced Manilla, where they consented to accept a ransom for the fort of 4,000,000 dollars, which the Spanish government never paid. In 1769, DROLINGER, Charles Frederick, privy counbeing then a knight of the Bath, the colonel appeared in print, as the antagonist of Junius, sellor to the margrave of Baden Durlach, was Sir admired as a poet, and scholar; he died in 1742. in defence of the marquis of Granby. William died at Bath, in 1787.

DRINKER, Edward, a native of Philadelphia
He lived to see the
died in 1782, aged 103.
5th generation, and having survived the reigns
of seven sovereigns, he at length saw the day
that made America, a free and independent
nation.

DROU, N., a French advocate, distinguished for his eloquence, and for his defence of the poor as well as the rich; he died in 1783.

DROUAIS, Hubert, a painter, of Normandy who, by his pencil, raised himself to fare and opulence; died in 1767.

DROUET, Stephen Francis, a laborious French writer, who died in 1779.

DRAYTON, Michael, an English poet, born in Warwickshire, 1563. When but 10 years of age he appears to have been page to some person of honour, as we collect from his own words. It appears too, that he was then anxious to know what kind of strange creatures poets were?" and desired his tutor, of all things, DRUMMOND, William, of Hawthornden, a that, if possible, "he would make him a poet." He took delight, and was eminent for his talent Scottish poet and historian, born 1585, died in this way, nine or ten years before the death Dec. 4, 1649. He preceded Waller in polishing of queen Elizabeth, if not something sooner. English versification. His poems have a harnoDrayton died in 1631, and was buried in West-ny and sweetness in them, unequalled by any His works, of his time; and in his "History of the Five minster abbey, among the poets. which are numerous, and of great merit, were Jameses" his manner of telling a story, and collected and printed, in 1748, in one volume folio.

interesting the reader in what he relates, las been highly commended. Ben Jonson so much DRAYTON, William, a political writer of admired our author, that he undertook a journey considerable eminence, in South Carolina, ac-on foot into Scotland on purpose to visit him, tive in forwarding the American revolution he published a history of the war, and died in 1779.

DRAYTON, William, LL. D., a judge of the ederal court for the district of South Carolina; died in 1790.

and esteemed some months that he spent in his society the happiest of his life. Some of the conversation at this meeting has been preserved. Drummond's poems were first printed at Edin burgh, in 4to., 1616; afterwards in 8vo., 1656. and a complete collection of his works in folio, DREBEL, Cornelius, a Dutch philosopher 1711. The poems were reprinted in 1791, His and alchymist, of whom some curious particu-general merits have been ingeniously apprelars are related, with respect to his power, to cause rain, cold, &c., by the operations of his machines; he died in 1572.

DRELINCOURT, Charles, minister of the church of Paris, born at Sedan, 1595, and died 1669. His "Consolations against the Fears of Death" have, of all his works, been the most frequently reprinted; having passed through above 40 editions, and been translated into several languages. His "Charitable Visits," in 5 vols., have served for continual consolation to private persons, and for a source of materials and models to ministers. He published three volumes of Sermons ;" in which, as in all the forementioned pieces, there is a wonderful vein of piety, which is very affecting to religious minds.

DRESSERUS, Matthew, a German, who
Decame professor of rhetoric and history at
Jena, and, in 1581, accepted the chair of polite
learning at Leipsic. He was a man of great
learning, and died in 1607.

DREUX DU RADIER, John Francis, a
Flouch advocate, who abandoned the bar for

ciated by Mr. Neve, Mr. Headley, Mr. Pinkerton, and Dr. Anderson, in their several biographical sketches of our earlier British poets.

DRUMMOND, Robert Hay, successively bishop of St. Asaph, of Salisbury, and of York. He published six occasional sermons, and died in 1773.

DRURY, Robert, was shipwrecked in 1762, on the island of Madagascar, where he remained 15 years. After his escape, he published an account of the natives, &c.

DRURY, Dru, a jeweller, of London, who wrote 3 vols. on insects, and collected a vast number of curiosities; he died in 1804.

DRUSILLA, Livia, disgraced herself by an incestuous commerce with her brother Caligula; she died, A. D. 38.

DRUSIUS, John, a most learned man among the Protestants, was born at Oudenard, in Flatıders, in 1555, and was author of several works which show him to have been well skilled in Hebrew, and to have gained a considerable knowledge in the Jewish antiquities. He died 163 in 1616.

DRUSUS, son of Germanicus, was put to death by Tiberius, A. D. 93.

DRUSUS, M. Livius, an ambitious Roman, murdered for his attempts to enforce the agrarian law, 190 B. C.

DUAREN, Francis, a French civilian, who taught civil law at Bourges. He published some works, chiefly on law, and died in 1559.

DUBOCAGE, Mary Anne le Page, a French lady, who translated into her own language, DRUSUS, Nero Claudius, brother of the cm-Pope's Temple of Fame, and Milton's Paradise peror Tiberius, was honoured with a triumph lost. She was a member of many learned sofor his victories in Germany; he died 91 B. C. cieties, and famous for her poetry and compoDRUSUS, son of Tiberius and Vispania, wassition. She died in 1802. banished, A. D. 23.

DUBOIS, William du, a French prelate, who DRYANDER, John, Hessian medical and supported the duke of Orleans in all his licenmathematical writer, died 1560. tiousness, and schemes of ambition. He was DRYDEN, John, an illustrious English poet,made a cardinal, and afterwards prime miniswas son of Erasmus Dryden, of Tichmersh, inter. He was a hypocrite and an intriguer, and Northamptonshire, and born at Aldwincle, near died in 1723.

Oundle, in that county, Aug. 9, 1631. He was DUBOIS, Dorothea, daughter of the earl of educated in grammar learning at Westminster Anglesea, who married a musician, and was school, being king's scholar there under the fa-disowned by her father. She wrote Theodora, mous Dr. Busby, and was from thence elected, a novel, and died in 1774.

in 1650, a scholar in Trinity College, Cambridge. DUBOIS, Simon, a painter, of Antwerp, who His reputation as a poet, together with his at-went to England, and acquired great fame by tachment to the court, procured him the place his art, he died in 1708. of poet-laureat and historiographer to Charles DUBOS Charles Francis, a Frenchman, dean II., which accordingly he took possession of, of Lucon. He wrote the life of Barillon, bishop upon the death of sir William Davenant, in of Lucon, and died in 1724. 1668. In 1669 his first play, a comedy, called || DUBOS, John Baptist, a French abbot, au"The Wild Gallants," was acted at the Thea-thor of reflections on poetry and painting, died tre-royal, but with so little success, that if the in 1742.

DUBOUCHER Matthew, a native of Day, who published some law tracts, a poem on friendship, &c. died in 1801.

author had not had a peculiarly strong inclina- DUBOS, Jerome, a Dutch painter, whose tion to dramatic writing, he would have been representation of hell, struck its beholders with sufficiently discouraged from any farther at-terror and astonishment, he died in the begintempts in it. He went on, however, and in the ning of the 16th century. space of 25 years produced 27 plays, besides his other numerous poetical writings. He died May 1, 1701. As to Dryden's character, it has been treated in extremes, some setting it too DUBRAU, or DUBRAVIUS SCALA, John, high, others too low; for he was too deeply en-bishop of Olmutz. He was sent ambassador to gaged in party to have strict justice done him Silesia, and was author of a history of Boheeither way. Congreve represents him, in re-mia in 33 books: he died in 1553. gard to his moral character, in every respect not only blameless, but amiable: and "as to his writings (says he) no man hath written, in our language, so much and so various matter, and in so various manners, so well. Another thing I may say was very peculiar to him; which is, that his parts did not decline with his years, but DUCAREL Dr. Andrew Coltee, F. R. and that he was an improving writer to the last, A. S. born at Caen, in Normandy, in 1713, died even to near 70 years of age; improving even in 1785. He was one of the superintendents of in fire and imagination as well as in judgment the Paper-office, keeper of the library at Lamwitness his "Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, and beth and one of the most eminent antiquarians his "Fables," his latest performances. He was lot is time

DUC, Fronton du, Fronto Ducæus, a jesuit, of Bordeaux, a man of learning and devotion, editor of St. Chrysostom's works, 6 vols. folio; he died in 1624.

DUC, John le, a Dutch painter of eminence, born in 1636.

DUCAS Michael, a Greek historian, author a history of Greece, from Andronicus to the fall or the empire, printed at Paris, in 1649.

DI CHAL ames, a dissenting minister, of Dublin, whose sermons were published in 3 vols 8vc. died in 1761.

DUCHANGE, Gaspard, a French engraver, whose best pieces are the driving out of the money changers, and the pharisee's supper, died in 1757 DUCHAT, Jacob le, a Frenchman, was born

equally excellent in verse and in prose. His DUCART isaac, a skilful painter of flowers prose had all the clearness imaginable, together on sat died at Amsterdam, in 1697. with all the nobleness of expression, all the graces and ornaments proper and peculiar to it, without deviating into the language or diction of poetry. I have heard him frequently own with pleasure, that if he had any talent for English prose, it was owing to his having often read the writings of the great archbishop Tillotson. His versification and his numbers he could learn of nobody; for he first possessed those talents in perfection in our tongue. In his poems, his dic-| tion is, wherever his subject requires it, so sub-at Metz, in 1658, and died, in 1735. He was relimely and so truly poetical, that its essence, like that of pure gold, cannot be destroyed. What he has done in any one species or distinct kind of writing, would have been sufficient to have acquired him a great name. If he had written nothing but his prefaces, or nothing but his songs or his prologues, each of them would have entitled him to the preference and distinc-French convention, celebrated for his manly and tion of excelling in his kind."

DUANE, James, first Mayor of New-York, after its recovery from the British, and judge of the district court of New-York he died in 1797.

garded as a very learned person, yet he is dis tinguished as an editor rather than an author He gave new editions of the "Menippean Sa tires," of the Works of Rabelais," of the "Apol ogie for Herodotus," by Henry Stephens, &c. all accompanied with remarks of his own." DUCHÁTEL Gaspard, a deputy in the

able defence of the unfortunate Lewis XVI.; he was quillotined in 1793.

DUCHATELET D'HARAUCOURT, Lewis Marie Florent duc, a colonel in the French at