Dominicans
Dominicans And Inquisition. During The Period Which Extends From The Year 755 To The Reformation By Luther, Many Strange And Novel Doctrines Were Introduced Into The Church. It Would Be'altogether Improper To Call Them Heresies; For They Were Either Propounded By The Pope Himself, And De Livered From The Chair ...
Domitivs Afer
Afer, Domitivs, A Celebrated Orator, Was Born At Nismes, In The Reign Of Tiberius, About 16 Years Before Christ. Having Obtained The Of Rome, And Aspiring At Higher Honours, He Turned His Attention To The Bar, And Became One Of The Ablest Pleaders Of His Time. Not Content With The ...
Dr James Anderson
Anderson, Dr James, Was Born At Hermiston, A Village Near Edinburgh, In The Year 1739. His Ances Tors Were Farmers, And Had, For Many Generations, Oc Cupied The Same Land. His Parents Died When Lie Was Very Young, And He Was Destined, As Soon As He Should Be Of Age, ...
Dr Peter Allix
Allix, Dr Peter, An Eminent French Protestant Divine, Was Born At .alencon, In 1641. After Receiving A Liberal Education, He Became Minister Of The Reformed Church At Rouen ; Where He Distinguished Himself By Publishing Several Learned Tracts In Church History, And A Few Critical Dissertations. He Was Called From ...
Drodynamics
Drodynamics, And Timekeeper. The Next Convenient Division Of Time Which Is Marked Out By The Revolutions Of The Heavenly Bodies Is The Month. The Astronomical Month Is The Tirne In Which The Moon In The Embolimic Year, After The Month Adar, The Jews Added A Month Of 30 Days, Called ...
Drupeds
Drupeds. The Quadrupeds Which Are Known To Become Torpid Be Long Exclusively To The Digitated Order. Some Species Are Found Among The Primates, As The Different Kinds Of Bats ; Among The Ferce We Find The Hedgehog And The Tanric ; While Among The Glires The Torpid Species Are Numerous, ...
Dubv
Dubv, Mayer ; .111. Baudin States, That As Mr. Carris And He Were Walking In The Court-yard Of The Castle Of Morines, About Half Past Nine O'clock In The Evening, When The Air Was Quite Calm, And The Sky Cloudless, They Found Themselves Suddenly Surrounded By A Pale Clear Light, ...
Duction Of Thought By
Duction Of Thought By Nrans Of Oral Signs. By Adopting This More Comprehensive View Of The Sub Ject, We Avoid All Difficulty About The Nature Of Such Sen Tences As Are The Reverse Of The Belief Of The Speaker. We Avoid The Necessity Of Any Inquiry Into The Propriety Of ...
Dugald Stewart
Stewart, Dugald, A Celebrated Metaphysical Writer, Was Born At Edinburgh On The 22d November 1753, And Was The Only Son Who Survived The Age Of In Fancy Of The Celebrated Dr. Matthew Stewart, Pro Fessor Of Mathematics In The College Of Edinburgh, And Miss Stewart, Daughter Of Mr. A. Stewart, ...
Dumb And Deaf
Dumb And Deaf Is Nothing Which Relates To The Intellectual Acquirements Of Early Life More Certain, Than That The Noblest Of Them All, The Acquisition Of Vocal Speech, Depends Entirely On The Sense Of Hearing. The Same Early Lesson Of Experience Which Teaches The Child, That, By A Certain Voluntary ...
Dumbarton
Dumbarton, A Town Of Scotland, Situated At The Confluence Of The Livers Clyde And Leven, And Within The Parish And County Of The Same Name. Dumbritton (the Fort Of Britons) Was The Ancient Name Of The Castle, Which Has Been A Place Of Strength From The Earliest Times, And Was ...
Dumbartonshire
Dumbartonshire, A County In Scotland, (for Merly Lennox,) Consists Of Two Parts, Separated From One Another. The Western Is The Larger, Being About 40 Miles In Length From North-west To South-east, And Where The Broadest, About 12 In Breadth From North-east To South-west. The Other Division Is About 12 Miles ...
Dumfries
Dumfries, Formerly Drumfries, The Chief Town.of A County Of The Same Name In The South Of Scotland, To Which It Gives Its Name, Is Delightfully Situated In The Vale Of Nith, On The Left Bank Of That Beautiful River, And Somewhat More Than A Mile Below Its Confluence With The ...