His
first work, (The Rector's Wards) (1866), is also
his best; it was followed by An English
Family) (1867), describing middle-class life in
Oporto.
first work, (The Rector's Wards) (1866), is also
his best; it was followed by An English
Family) (1867), describing middle-class life in
Oporto.
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26, 1873.
He
came to America in 1844 and began his career
as an actor; but he made his greatest success
a dramatist, writing and adapting more
than one hundred plays, including (Sam' for
F. S. Chanfrau, and (The Hypochondriac.
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Dewey, Orville. A prominent American
about 1593.
His (True History of the Dis-
clergyman and man of letters; born in Sheffield, covery and Conquest of New Spain) was pub-
Mass. , March 28, 1794; died there, March 21, lished at Madrid in 1632. He had little literary
1882. He entered the Unitarian ministry in skill and no scientific knowledge ; but he was
1819, and became prominent as a pastor in a keen observer with a good memory, and an
New Bedford and New York. For two years effective story-teller with a fine taste for marvel-
he was Dr. Channing's assistant in Boston. In ous teats and the supernatural, though trust.
1862 he retired and devoted himself to study. worthy for ordinary happenings. *
Among his works are : (Discourses on Human
Dibdin, Charles.
Nature (1847); Discourses on the Nature of
An English lyric and
dramatic poet and actor; born at Southamp-
Religion (1847); (The Problem of Human
Destiny) (1864).
ton, 1745; died July 25, 1814. He opened a
little playhouse in London, the Sans Souci
Dexter, Henry Martyn. An American cler- | Theatre, and there brought out his own plays,
gyman and religious writer; born at Plympton, enlivened with his own songs, set to music of
Mass. , Aug. 13, 1821 ; died Nov. 13, 1890. Edu-
his own composition, and with himself as the
cated at Yale and Andover. He was pastor in leading actor. He wrote probably fifty plays
Manchester, N. H. , 1844-49; and of the Berke-
and operettas (best remembered among them
ley Street Congregational Church, Boston, Mass. , (The Quaker,' an operetta), two novels, a
1849-67, when he became editor of the Congre. (History of the Stage, and over a thousand
gationalist. His chief work is (The Congrega-
songs. His “Sea Songs) are popular favorites
tionalism of the Last Three Hundred Years)
still. He wrote an autobiography: Profes-
(1880).
sional Life) (4 vols. , 1803). *
Diamante, Juan Bautista (de-ä-män'tė). A
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall. An eminent Eng-
Spanish playwright; born about 1626; died
lish bibliographer; born in Calcutta, India, 1775
toward the end of the century. Of his plays,
or 1776; died in Kensington, London, Nov. 18,
45 are extant. All are founded on Spanish his-
1847. Books, not as literature merely, but as
tory; two on legends of the Cid, one —«Who
things, were the objects of his study and delight,
Honors his Father'- being verbatim coinci-
with such results as the “Bibliographical Decam-
dent with Corneille's (Cid) throughout entire
eron (1817); Bibliophobia) (1832); and ( Rem-
scenes. Which is the original ? Recent critics
iniscences of a Literary Life) (1836), - works in
lean strongly to the Spaniard. Diamante wrote
which the collection of books is dealt with
some religious or spiritual » plays, and a few
from the point of view of a lover of the print-
musical dramas; of the last class, Alpheus
ing, binding, and illustrating arts.
and Arethusa) is held the best.
Dibdin, Thomas John. An English dram-
Diaz, Mrs. Abby (Morton). An American
atist; born in London, March 21, 1771; died
story-writer; born in Massachusetts, 1821 ; was
there, Sept. 16, 1841. Prolific in plays of an
a member of the famous Brook Farm Associa-
ephemeral character, Blindman's Buff, (The
tion, and has been an earnest worker in social
Pirates, and similar things of an hour, he
reforms. Her books for children include : (The
lived well, worked hard, and died poor, leaving
Cat's Arabian Knights); (The John Spicer
interesting (Reminiscences) (1827) behind him.
Lectures); 'Polly Cologne); Jimmyjohns); and
(The William Henry Letters. Other works Dicey, Edward. An English journalist, trav-
are : Bybury to Beacon Street, a Discussion eler, and author; born in Leicestershire, Eng.
of Social Topics); Domestic Problems);'Only land, in 1832. He graduated with distinction
a Flock of Women. '
at Trinity College, Cambridge, and entered
Diaz or Dias, Antonio Gonçalves (dē’äs).
journalism. He was identified for a short time
A Brazilian poet; born at Caxias, Brazil, 1823;
with the Daily Telegraph and Daily News, and
died at sea, 1864 or 1866. His lyric poems
from 1870 to 1889 was editor of the Observer.
are comprised in the volumes entitled (First,"
Among his works are : Rome in 1860) (1861);
(Second,' and Last Songs. His other works
(The Battlefields of 1866' (1866); (A Month
are an epic left incomplete and four dramas.
in Russia during the Marriage of the Czare-
His verses give proof of great originality, with
wich) (1867); 'England and Egypt) (1881).
tenderness of feeling and a lively wit.
Dickens, Charles. An English editor, eldest
Diaz de Escobar, Narciso (de'äth de es-ko-
son of Charles Dickens; born in 1837; died
bär'). A Spanish poet; born at Malaga, June
July 20, 1896, at West Kensington, England.
25, 1860. He won great popularity with his
He was educated at King's College, Eton, and
lyric poems, and several of his dramatic com-
at Leipsic; became assistant to his father as
positions have been very successful :( A Morisco
editor of All the Year Round, and subsequently
Episode); (The Young Men of the Day);
chief partner in a printing firm. He edited
"Two Husbands and a Wife. In collaboration
a "Life of Charles Mathews); (The Dictionary
with other writers, he has published a volume
of London); Paris and the Thames. )
of "Character Sketches from Madrid. '
Dickens, Charles. A famous English nov-
elist; born at Landport in Portsea, Feb. 7,
Diaz del Castillo, Bernal (dē'äth del käs- 1812; died June 9, 1870. His works include:
tēl'yo). A Spanish chronicler of the conquest (Sketches by Boz' (1835-36); ' Pickwick Papers!
of Mexico; born about 1498; died in Mexico (1837); (Oliver Twist) (1838-39); Nicholas
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:
:
Nickleby) (1839); Master Humphrey's Clock)
(1840-41), a weekly issue in periodical form,
comprising among others the installments of
(Old Curiosity Shop) and Barnaby Rudge);
(American Notes (1842); A Christmas Carol
(1843); Martin Chuzzlewit) (1844); "The
Chimes) (1844); (The Cricket on the Hearth)
(1845); Pictures from Italy) (1846); (The
Battle of Life) (1846); Dombey and Son!
(1848); (The Haunted Man) (1848); David
Copperfield) (1850); Bleak House) (1853);
"A Child's History of England (1854); (Hard
Times) (1854); "Little Dorrit (1857); (A Tale
of Two Cities) (1859); "Great Expectations!
(1861); (Our Mutual Friend) (1865); (The
Mystery of Edwin Drood) (1870), unfinished;
and many short pieces and humorous essays,
stories, and sketches. *
Dickens, Mary Angela (Evans). An Eng.
lish novelist, daughter of William Evans; born
in 1838. In 1861 she married the eldest son of
Charles Dickens. Her best-known novel is (A
Mere Cipher) (1893). She has also written :
(Cross Currents) (1892); «Valiant Ignorance)
(1894); (Some Women's Ways,' a volume of
short stories.
Dickinson, Anna Elizabeth. Orator, novel-
ist, and playwright; born in Philadelphia, Oct.
28, 1842. At the outbreak of the Civil War she
became known as a speaker, and under the
stimulus of the great events became an orator
of great power and persuasiveness, who created
by her youth, real pathos, and brilliant rhetoric,
the greatest enthusiasm wherever she
heard ; no name was better known the country
through. She was called the “Joan of Arc »
of the war. Some of her books are: "What
Answer) (1868), a novel; (A Paying Invest-
ment) (1876); (A Ragged Register of People,
Places, and Opinions) (1879). She was the
author of two plays of excellent dramatic qual-
ity, Anne Boleyn) and Marie Tudor) (1875),
in which she played the title rôles.
Dickinson, Emily. An American poet; born
in Amherst, Mass. , Dec. 10, 1830; died there,
May 15, 1886. Living the life of a recluse, she
wrote much verse in forms peculiar to herself,
but she published almost nothing; although
the few pieces that appeared attracted much
attention. In 1892 a collection of her poems
was issued which received warm praise from
competent critics. In all, three volumes of her
verse and prose have appeared.
Dickinson, John. An early American polit-
ical writer and statesman. He was born in
Maryland, Nov. 13, 1732, and died at Wil-
mington, Del. , Feb. 14, 1808. He wrote a series
of State papers --(Address to the Inhabitants
of Quebec); (Petitions to the King); (Ad-
dress to the Armies) — that had great influence
in their day. He was the author of Letters
from a Pennsylvania Farmer to the Inhabitants
of the Colonies) (1767), and "Essay on Con-
stitutional Power of Great Britain over the
American Colonies) (1774). Dickinson Col-
lege at Carlisle, Pa. , was named in his honor.
Diderot, Denis (de-dro'). A distinguished
French philosopher, foremost of the “Encyclo.
pedists”; born at Langres, Oct. 5, 1713; died
July 31, 1784. Philosophic Reflections - burned
by the hangman and therefore widely circulated
and (A Skeptic's Walk) (1747) were part of
a warfare against the Church. In the compila-
tion of the Encyclopedia) Diderot bore the
main burden. He wrote all the articles on
technology and industries, besides many of
those on points of philosophy, and even on
physics and chemistry. Further proof of his
versatility is seen in the admirable reports he
wrote (1765-67) of the art expositions at the
Paris Academy. He wrote some dramas, but
none of them possess any great merit. On the
other hand, his novel (The Nun and his dra-
matic dialogue 'Rameau's Nephew) are wonder-
fully effective pictures of the corrupt society
of the time. His little sketches (Little Papers)
are pearls of kindly humor and of witty narra-
tive. *
Didier, Charles (ded-yā'). A French poet
and novelist (1805-64); born at Geneva. He
wrote some novels designed to awaken patri.
otic sentiment in Italy, and to make known
the struggles of the Carbonari and other revo-
lutionists against Austrian and papal domin-
ion. Among these novels were: Underground
Rome) (2 vols. , 1833) ; (The Roman Campagna'
(1842); and (Fifty Years in the Wilderness
(1857): they contain masterly descriptions of
the state of Italy. His lyric poems, Melodies!
(1827), are characterized less by force than by
sweetness.
Didier, Eugene Lemoine. An American
prose-writer; born in Baltimore, Md. , Dec. 22,
1838. Many of his writings have appeared over
the signatures “Lemoine ” and “Timon. He
published the Life of Edgar A. Poe (1876);
Life and Letters of Madame Bonaparte (1879),
republished in London and translated into
French and Italian; and a Primer of Criti-
cism) (1883).
Dieffenbach, Christian (dēf'en-bäch). A
German poet and theologian; born in Schlitz,
Hesse, Dec. 4, 1822. His talent finds most con-
genial expression in (Songs of Childhood
(1852) and (In the German Springtime (1871),
the latter a volume of inspiring war song.
Dierx, Léon (dērx). A French poet; born
in the Isle of Reunion, 1838. He was educated
for a civil-service career, but has devoted his
highest capacities to verse. His maiden vol-
ume, Aspirations) (1858), sounds a new note;
while (Closed Lips) (1867) and (The Lovers
(1879) maintain him in the supremacy he has
attained in the so-called “Parnassian school.
Dietrickson, Lorents Henrik Segelcke (dē-
trik-son). A Norwegian poet and historian of
art and literature; born at Bergen, Jan. I, 1834.
While an undergraduate in the University of
Christiania, he composed many clever student
songs which were collected and published in
1859. He published the poem Olaf Liljekraus'
was
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in 1857, and (Kivleflåtten) in 1879. His writ-
ings on art and literature are numerous and of
high authority.
Dieulafoy, Jeanne Rachel (Magre) (dyė-lä-
fwä). A French descriptive writer and novel-
ist; born (Magre) in Toulouse, June 29, 1851.
Her narrative of travel in Persia, Chaldæa,
and Susa) (1886), and her fiction Parysatis)
(1890), are evidences of her talent.
Diez, Friedrich Christian (dēts). A Ger-
man critic and historian of literature, founder
of Romance philology; born in Giessen, March
15, 1794; died in Bonn, May 29, 1876. At 27
he achieved celebrity with his philological
studies of Old Spanish Romances) (1821), etc. ;
but his masterpieces in this field are (The
Poetry of the Troubadours) (1826) and Lives
and Works of the Troubadours) (1829). An
Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Lan-
guages) (1853), and editions of Romance poems
and other works, sustain his pre-eminence.
Diez, Katharina. A German poet and
story-writer; born at Netphen, Westphalia, Dec.
2, 1809; died there, Jan. 22, 1882. Her sim-
ple but fresh and pleasing talent is evinced
in Song Wreath' (1842), and Poems) (1857),
in part by a sister; and (A Youthful Friend-
ship’ (1861), a story of village life.
Dilke, Charles Wentworth. An English
publicist and critic; born Dec. 8, 1789; died at
Hants, Aug. 10, 1864. A journalist and book
reviewer of celebrity, his best work is in 'The
Papers of a Critic) (1875).
Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth. An Eng.
lish publicist and critical and political writer;
born in London, Sept. 4, 1843. A brilliant but
checkered political career has been varied by
literary work: 'Greater Britain) (1868), a record
of travel in the English colonies; Problems of
Greater Britain' (1890), political and economic
studies; and various essays on current topics,
worthy in conception and charming in style.
Dilke, Emilia Frances, Lady. An English
art critic and miscellaneous writer; wife of Sir
Charles W. She was for many years a writer
for the Saturday and Westminster Reviews,
and at one time art critic of the Academy. Her
chief work is (The Renaissance in France,
illustrated by herself. Her other publications
include: (The Shrine of Death) (1886); Art
in the Modern State) (1888); (The Shrine of
Love. )
Dincklage-Campe, Emmy von (dink’läg-ė-
kam'pe). A German novelist (1825-91); born
at Campe, Osnabrück. Her first novel, “The
Loving Old Couple,' was published in 1857.
Though she traveled extensively and observ-
antly in Europe and America, her themes for
stories were nearly all from her loved country-
side ; and she is called the poetess of the Ems
valley. ” Among her novels may be named :
(The School of the Heart); (Tales of Home);
Pictures of Emsland); (posthumously) (Po-
ems, and a story, 'The Woman Nihilist.
Dingelstedt, Franz von, Baron (din'gel-
stet). A German poet and dramatist; born
at Halsdorf in Upper Hesse, June 30, 1814;
died at Vienna, May 15, 1881. His Songs of a
Cos politan Nightwatchman (1841) shocked
all officialdom, but had a great popular suc.
cess; and his 'Poems) (1845) showed true poetic
feeling and great descriptive power, the latter
also visible in his travel sketches and stories;
one of the most successful of the latter is (The
Amazon,' a society novel. His tragedy (The
House of the Barneveldts) (1851) was a splen-
did success. He adapted plays from Molière,
Shakespeare, and others, to the German stage,
and wrote a volume of (Studies and Copies
after Shakespeare. *
Diniz, Julio (dē'nēs), pseudonym of Joaquim
Guilherme Gomes Coelho. A Portuguese nov-
elist and poet; born at Oporto, Nov. 14, 1839;
died there, Sept. 12, 1871. He introduced the
village story into Portuguese literature.
His
first work, (The Rector's Wards) (1866), is also
his best; it was followed by An English
Family) (1867), describing middle-class life in
Oporto. His poems were published in 1880.
Diniz da Cruz e Silva, Antonio (de'nēs dā
kröth ē sēl'vä). A Portuguese poet (1731-99);
born at Lisbon. A lawyer and official, in 1776
he was made counsel to the superior court at
Rio Janeiro, and died there. He was one of
the founders of the celebrated literary society,
the Lisbon Arcadia. His poetry comprises son-
nets (over 300), eclogues, elegies, songs, epi-
grams, epistles, and several volumes of Pin-
daric odes; a lengthy poem, Brazil's Meta-
morphoses); and a heroi-comic epic, Hyssop,'
- modeled on Boileau's (Lutrin,' but a spirited,
original composition, far superior to Boileau's,
which was republished several times in France,
translated into French prose.
Dinnies, Anna Peyre (Shackelford). An
American poet and prose-writer; born in
Georgetown, S. C. , 1816. She has been a large
contributor to Southern periodicals. Her best
work is “The Floral Year) (1847); a collec-
tion of 100 poems, arranged in twelve groups,
typifying bouquets of Bowers.
Diogenes Laertius (di-oj'e-nēz lā-er'shus).
A Greek compiler of anecdotes, Aourishing
probably around 200-250 B. C. ; native of Laerte
in Cilicia. He wrote in 10 books a collection of
notes and memoranda (On the Lives, Teach-
ings, and Sayings of Famous Men,' particularly
the philosophers. Drawn from divers sources
without any judgment or discrimination, the
notes are of very unequal value. The fullest
memoranda concern Epicurus, for nearly all
the fragments of whom that we possess we are
indebted to this compiler. *
Disraeli, Benjamin. See Beaconsfield.
D'Israeli, Isaac. A notable English liter-
ary essayist, compiler, and historian, father of
Benjamin; born at Enfield in Middlesex, May
1766; died Jan. 9, 1848. He was of Spanish-
Jew stock, but left the Jewish communion.
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Rejecting a career of trade, he frequented the
British Museum and compiled an interesting
collection of literary miscellanea or (ana, the
Curiosities of Literature, etc. , which he pub-
lished anonymously in 1791. The author ex-
pected little sale, and presented the copyright
to the publisher, but bought it back a few
years later on its remarkable success; it is still
continually republished. A series of like collec-
tions followed, with the same success : (Calam-
ities of Authors); Quarrels of Authors); “Mis-
cellanies, or Literary Recollections. He wrote
some unsuccessful romances; among them is
(Mejnoun and Leila,' probably the earliest Ori-
ental romance in the language. His Com-
mentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles
1. marked a distinct advance in the methods
of historical research.
Ditson, George Leighton. An American
historical writer and traveler; born in West-
ford, Mass. , Aug. 5, 1812; has published (Cir-
cassia, or a Tour to the Caucasus) (1850);
(The Para Papers on France, Egypt, and
Ethiopia) (1858); (Adventures and Observa-
tions on the Northern Coast of Africa) (1859);
(The Federati of Italy) (1871).
Dix, Dorothea Lynde. An American phi-
lanthropist and author; born in Maine in 1802;
died in Trenton, N. J. , July 19, 1887. In early
life she kept a school for girls. Later she gave
her attention to ameliorating the condition of
paupers, criminals, and insane persons. Dur-
ing the Civil War she was superintendent of
hospital nurses for the Union army. Among
her works many of which were published
anonymously -- are: (The Garland of Flora
(1829); Prisons and Prison Discipline) (1845).
Dix, John Adams. An American statesman
and general; born at Boscawen, N. H. , July
24, 1798; died in New York city, April 21, 1879.
He was with his father in the war of 1812,
and subsequently held other commissions in the
army; but resigned in 1828, settled in Coopers-
town, N. Y. , and began the practice of law,
which he had studied during his military service.
Thereafter he was prominent in the politics of
his adopted State, and was elected to the
United States Senate in 1845. He was Secre-
tary of the Treasury during a brief period in
1861 under Buchanan, during which time he
telegraphed to a naval officer the famous
phrase: “If any one attempts to haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the spot ! »
During the Civil War he was made major-
general of volunteers. From 1867 to 1868 he
was Minister to France, and in 1872 was elected
Governor of New York. Among his works are:
(Resources of the City of New York) (1827);
(A Winter in Madeira, and a Summer in Spain
and France) (1855); “Speeches and Occasional
Addresses) (2 vols. , 1864). He translated Dies
Iræ) (1863), and (Stabat Mater) (1868), both
privately printed.
Dix, Morgan. An American clergyman and
writer, son of John A. ; born in New York city,
Nov. I, 1827; rector of Trinity parish, New York
city, since Nov. 10, 1862. His publications in-
clude: “Essay on Christian Art) (1853); (Me.
moirs of John Adams Dix) (1883); “The Gospel
and Philosophy, Six Lectures) (1886); and two
volumes of (Sermons) (1878-86).
Dixon, James. An American lawyer and
statesman; born in Enfield, Conn. , Aug. 5, 1814;
died in Hartford, Conn. , March 27, 1873. He
graduated at Williams College; achieved dis.
tinction in the practice of the law, in partner-
ship with Judge W. W. Ellsworth; but turning
his attention to public affairs, was repeatedly
elected to the Connecticut Legislature as a
Whig, served two terms in the United States
House of Representatives, and was a member
of the United States Senate from 1857 to 1869.
In 1862 he received the degree of LL. D. from
Trinity College. He excelled as a writer of
both prose and poetry, and his poems occupy
a conspicuous place in Everest's (Poets of Con-
necticut. Several of his sonnets have an hon-
orable place with those of Lowell and Bryant
in Leigh Hunt's "The Book of the Sonnet. '
Dixon, Richard Watson. An English poet
and historian; born in London in 1833. He is
a minister of the English Church. He was
associated with Burne-Jones, Rossetti, and Mor-
ris, in founding the Oxford and Cambridge
Magazine, the chief organ of the pre-Raphael-
ite school. His poetical works are: (Christ's
Company, and Other Poems) (1861); an epic,
(Mano) (1883); (Odes and Eclogues) (1884);
(Lyrical Poems) (1887). His principal his-
torical work is a History of the Church of
England (4 vols. , 1880-91).
Dixon, William Hepworth. An English
critic, biographer, and historian; born in New-
ton Heath, June 30, 1821 ; died in London,
Dec. 27, 1879. He is peculiarly successful in
exploiting the altruistic side of human nature,
John Howard and the Prison World of Europe)
(new ed. 1854); William Penn (1851); and
(Robert Blake) (1852); while the History of
England During the Commonwealth) and the
Personal History of Lord Bacon (1861) are
contributions of enduring value to historical
science. Visits to America inspired the (White
Conquest) (1876), giving much information
about the negroes, Indians, and Chinese.
Dmitriyev, Iván Ivanovich (dmē'trē-ef).
A Russian poet (1760-1837); born in the gov-
ernment of Simbirsk. After a high official ca-
reer, he retired to private life in 1802, and de-
voted himself till his death to literature. His
first poem, a song, “The Dove, led Karamsin
to advise him to keep on working the lyric
vein; he took the French poets for his models,
and thus attained a grace of form before un-
known in Russian poetry. He made an ad-
mirable translation of Lafontaine into Russian
verse. His greatest original work is an epico-
dramatic poem : (Jermak, Conqueror of Siberia.
Many of his songs are popular favorites. He
wrote a highly interesting autobiography: 'A
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Doane, George Washington. An American
bishop of the Episcopal Church ; born in Tren-
ton, N. J. , May 27, 1799; died April 27, 1859.
His publications consist of public addresses,
and a book of poems entitled (Songs by the
Way) (1824). Many of his verses are found
in collections; among which are the familiar
lines, "What is that, Mother? ); (Softly Now
the Light of Day); and (Thou Art the Way)
Doane, William Croswell. An American
bishop of the Episcopal Church, son of George
W. ; born in New Jersey, March 2, 1832. He
has been a prolific writer on current events,
contributing to reviews and other periodicals.
He has written a number of poems, among
which (The Sculptor Boy) is best known.
Included among his published works are: (Ser-
mons); Mosaics for the Christian Year);
and Life and Writings) of his father, George
Washington Doane, with a memoir (4 vols. ,
1860-61).
Dobell, Sydney Thompson. An English
poet (1824-74); born at Cranbrook in Kent.
A passionate interest in Italian freedom in-
spired his dramatic poem (The Roman,' pub-
lished in a crisis of Italian affairs (1850), and
very successful. His services to the cause of
free institutions were heartily acknowledged
by Kossuth and Mazzini. A later poem, Bal-
der, had less vogue. In 1856 he published a
volume of dramatic and descriptive verses re-
lating mostly to the Crimean war, England
in Time of War, many of which have found
a place in anthologies. After his death a
volume of essays was published: (Thoughts
on Art, Philosophy, and Religion. *
Döbrentey, Gabriel (dė-bren'tāē). A Hun-
garian poet (1786-1851); born at Nagyszölös.
After study in German universities, he became
a schoolmaster in Transylvania, and founded a
journal, the Transylvanian Museum, which had
a notable influence in developing the Magyar
language and literature. He then settled at
Pesth, and was one of the founders of the
Hungarian Academy. He edited the Academy's
Monuments of Ancient Hungarian Speech,
and with Andrew Fay was director of the
new Hungarian Theatre. His many songs,
odes, epigrams, elegies, etc. , despite their fre-
quent turgidity, must be ranked with the better
specimens of the national literature, and not a
few of them were translated into foreign lan-
guages; e. g. , The Alpine Violet) and the
Hussar Songs. He rendered valuable serv-
ice to the Hungarian stage by introducing the
plays of Shakespeare and Schiller. His histori-
cal writings are of great and permanent value.
Dobrolyúbov, Nicolai Alexandrovitch (do-
bröl’yu-bov). A Russian critic; born in Nishni-
Novgorod, Feb. 5, 1836; died Nov. 29, 1861.
The study of Ostroffski's plays, entitled “The
Dark Kingdom,' and the analysis of Gont-
Charof's romance (Oblomoff, among others,
show him to have been a profound and gifted
literary critic.
Dobrovsky, Joseph (do-brov'ske). An emi-
nent Bohemian critic, literary historian, and
philologist, the rejuvenator of his country's
literature; born in Gyermet, Hungary, Aug.
17, 1753; died in Brünn, Jan. 6, 1829. He was
without a peer in Bohemian learning, ranking
among the greatest philologists and critics
with his History of the Bohemian Language
and Literature (1792); Principles of the Old
Slavic Dialect) (1822); (Grammar of the Bo-
hemian Language); and a wealth of similar
works, all characterized by accuracy and sound
judgment, and conferring unparalleled obliga-
tions on Bohemian letters.
Dobson, Austin. An English poet and man
of letters; born at Plymouth, Jan. 18, 1840.
Intended for a civil engineer, and educated
abroad, he accepted a place under the Board
of Trade. His poems are inimitable in their
artistic finish and grace of fancy. They are
contained in the volumes: Vignettes in Rhyme
and Vers de Société) (1873); Proverbs in
Porcelain) (1877): (Old-World Idyls) (1883);
(Eighteenth-Century Vignettes) (1892).
He
has written biographies of Hogarth, Fielding,
Steele, Goldsmith, and other literary notables,
and contributed many articles to the English
(Dictionary of National Biography. ' *
Dóczy, Ludwig von (dėk'tsē). A Hungaro-
German poet and publicist; born at Ödenburg,
Nov. 30, 1845. He was correspondent of the
Vienna Presse at Buda-Pesth in 1866; soon be-
came a leader among the younger journalistic
supporters of the Deak party, and rose to offi-
cial prominence. He translated the first part
of Goethe's (Faust); produced a comedy, “The
Kiss) (1871), which was a striking success both
at home and (in his translation) in the Ger-
man theatres, and others. (Mixed Marriages)
was very successful. He wrote also the tragedy
(The Last Prophet,' and some free-flowing lyr-
ics, besides several novels.
Dodd, Anna Bowman (Blake). An Ameri-
can prose-writer; born in Brooklyn, N. Y. , 185-
She has written criticisms for the London Art
Journal and Harper's Magazine, and published
(Cathedral Days) (1886); (The Republic of
the Future) (1887); and “Glorinda: a Story)
(1888).
Dodd, Mary Ann Hanmer. An American
poet; born in Hartford, Conn. , March 5, 1813;
graduated at Mrs. Kinnear's Seminary (1830);
was contributor to the Ladies' Repository and
the Rose of Sharon (1835). A volume of her
poems was published in 1843, including (The
Lament) and (The Dreamer. !
Doddridge, Philip. An English noncon-
formist divine; born in London, June 26, 1702;
died in Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 26, 1751. He was
educated for the ministry at an academy in
Kibworth, Leicestershire, where he became
pastor in 1722. In 1729 he took charge of a
theological academy in Northampton, and con.
tinued to preach and prepare students for the
ministry until near his death. His chief works
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Dodsley, Robert. An English poet and
dramatist (1703–64); born at Mansfield, Notts.
He was a noted bookseller and publisher in
London, and had close relations with the au-
thors of the time: Pope, Johnson, Goldsmith,
Burke, etc. His first volume of verses, (The
Muse in Livery,' was received with great
favor, as was his satiric drama (The Toy-Shop,'
brought out at Covent Garden through the in-
Auence of Pope. Among his other plays which
became popular favorites were the comedies
(The King and the Miller of Mansfeld);
(Sir John Cockle at Court'; and the tragedy
"Cleone. )
Doesticks, Q. K. Philander. See Thomp-
son.
(
are: (The Rise and Progress of Religion in
the Soul' (1750), and (The Family Expositor)
(1760-62), which have been translated into sev-
eral European languages. He also wrote (Evi-
dences of Christianity) (1742-43), which has
long been a text-book in St. John's College,
Cambridge ; and several popular hymns.
Dodge, Mary Abigail. An American jour-
nalist and author; born in Hamilton, Mass. , in
1838; died there, Aug. 17, 1896. For several
years she was instructor in the High School
at Hartford, Conn. From 1865 to 1867 she
was one of the editors of Our Young Folks.
Besides numerous contributions to current lit-
erature, she has written, under the pseudonym
of «Gail Hamilton): (Gala Days) (1863);
(Woman's Wrongs) (1868); (The Battle of the
Books) (1870); (Woman's Worth and Worth-
lessness) (1871); (The Insuppressible Book)
(1885); (A New Atmosphere); (Red-Letter
Days); (Country Living and Country Think-
ing); (A Washington Bible Class ; (Twelve
Miles from a Lemon); and (Biography of
James G. Blaine.
Dodge, Mary Barker (Carter). An Ameri-
can poet; born in Bridgewater, Bucks County,
Pa. , 18— Is author of Belfry Voices) (1870);
(The Gray Masque, and Other Poems) (1885).
Dodge, Mary Elizabeth Mapes. An Amer-
ican editor, author, and poet; born in New
York city in 1840 (? ).
came to America in 1844 and began his career
as an actor; but he made his greatest success
a dramatist, writing and adapting more
than one hundred plays, including (Sam' for
F. S. Chanfrau, and (The Hypochondriac.
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Dewey, Orville. A prominent American
about 1593.
His (True History of the Dis-
clergyman and man of letters; born in Sheffield, covery and Conquest of New Spain) was pub-
Mass. , March 28, 1794; died there, March 21, lished at Madrid in 1632. He had little literary
1882. He entered the Unitarian ministry in skill and no scientific knowledge ; but he was
1819, and became prominent as a pastor in a keen observer with a good memory, and an
New Bedford and New York. For two years effective story-teller with a fine taste for marvel-
he was Dr. Channing's assistant in Boston. In ous teats and the supernatural, though trust.
1862 he retired and devoted himself to study. worthy for ordinary happenings. *
Among his works are : (Discourses on Human
Dibdin, Charles.
Nature (1847); Discourses on the Nature of
An English lyric and
dramatic poet and actor; born at Southamp-
Religion (1847); (The Problem of Human
Destiny) (1864).
ton, 1745; died July 25, 1814. He opened a
little playhouse in London, the Sans Souci
Dexter, Henry Martyn. An American cler- | Theatre, and there brought out his own plays,
gyman and religious writer; born at Plympton, enlivened with his own songs, set to music of
Mass. , Aug. 13, 1821 ; died Nov. 13, 1890. Edu-
his own composition, and with himself as the
cated at Yale and Andover. He was pastor in leading actor. He wrote probably fifty plays
Manchester, N. H. , 1844-49; and of the Berke-
and operettas (best remembered among them
ley Street Congregational Church, Boston, Mass. , (The Quaker,' an operetta), two novels, a
1849-67, when he became editor of the Congre. (History of the Stage, and over a thousand
gationalist. His chief work is (The Congrega-
songs. His “Sea Songs) are popular favorites
tionalism of the Last Three Hundred Years)
still. He wrote an autobiography: Profes-
(1880).
sional Life) (4 vols. , 1803). *
Diamante, Juan Bautista (de-ä-män'tė). A
Dibdin, Thomas Frognall. An eminent Eng-
Spanish playwright; born about 1626; died
lish bibliographer; born in Calcutta, India, 1775
toward the end of the century. Of his plays,
or 1776; died in Kensington, London, Nov. 18,
45 are extant. All are founded on Spanish his-
1847. Books, not as literature merely, but as
tory; two on legends of the Cid, one —«Who
things, were the objects of his study and delight,
Honors his Father'- being verbatim coinci-
with such results as the “Bibliographical Decam-
dent with Corneille's (Cid) throughout entire
eron (1817); Bibliophobia) (1832); and ( Rem-
scenes. Which is the original ? Recent critics
iniscences of a Literary Life) (1836), - works in
lean strongly to the Spaniard. Diamante wrote
which the collection of books is dealt with
some religious or spiritual » plays, and a few
from the point of view of a lover of the print-
musical dramas; of the last class, Alpheus
ing, binding, and illustrating arts.
and Arethusa) is held the best.
Dibdin, Thomas John. An English dram-
Diaz, Mrs. Abby (Morton). An American
atist; born in London, March 21, 1771; died
story-writer; born in Massachusetts, 1821 ; was
there, Sept. 16, 1841. Prolific in plays of an
a member of the famous Brook Farm Associa-
ephemeral character, Blindman's Buff, (The
tion, and has been an earnest worker in social
Pirates, and similar things of an hour, he
reforms. Her books for children include : (The
lived well, worked hard, and died poor, leaving
Cat's Arabian Knights); (The John Spicer
interesting (Reminiscences) (1827) behind him.
Lectures); 'Polly Cologne); Jimmyjohns); and
(The William Henry Letters. Other works Dicey, Edward. An English journalist, trav-
are : Bybury to Beacon Street, a Discussion eler, and author; born in Leicestershire, Eng.
of Social Topics); Domestic Problems);'Only land, in 1832. He graduated with distinction
a Flock of Women. '
at Trinity College, Cambridge, and entered
Diaz or Dias, Antonio Gonçalves (dē’äs).
journalism. He was identified for a short time
A Brazilian poet; born at Caxias, Brazil, 1823;
with the Daily Telegraph and Daily News, and
died at sea, 1864 or 1866. His lyric poems
from 1870 to 1889 was editor of the Observer.
are comprised in the volumes entitled (First,"
Among his works are : Rome in 1860) (1861);
(Second,' and Last Songs. His other works
(The Battlefields of 1866' (1866); (A Month
are an epic left incomplete and four dramas.
in Russia during the Marriage of the Czare-
His verses give proof of great originality, with
wich) (1867); 'England and Egypt) (1881).
tenderness of feeling and a lively wit.
Dickens, Charles. An English editor, eldest
Diaz de Escobar, Narciso (de'äth de es-ko-
son of Charles Dickens; born in 1837; died
bär'). A Spanish poet; born at Malaga, June
July 20, 1896, at West Kensington, England.
25, 1860. He won great popularity with his
He was educated at King's College, Eton, and
lyric poems, and several of his dramatic com-
at Leipsic; became assistant to his father as
positions have been very successful :( A Morisco
editor of All the Year Round, and subsequently
Episode); (The Young Men of the Day);
chief partner in a printing firm. He edited
"Two Husbands and a Wife. In collaboration
a "Life of Charles Mathews); (The Dictionary
with other writers, he has published a volume
of London); Paris and the Thames. )
of "Character Sketches from Madrid. '
Dickens, Charles. A famous English nov-
elist; born at Landport in Portsea, Feb. 7,
Diaz del Castillo, Bernal (dē'äth del käs- 1812; died June 9, 1870. His works include:
tēl'yo). A Spanish chronicler of the conquest (Sketches by Boz' (1835-36); ' Pickwick Papers!
of Mexico; born about 1498; died in Mexico (1837); (Oliver Twist) (1838-39); Nicholas
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:
:
:
Nickleby) (1839); Master Humphrey's Clock)
(1840-41), a weekly issue in periodical form,
comprising among others the installments of
(Old Curiosity Shop) and Barnaby Rudge);
(American Notes (1842); A Christmas Carol
(1843); Martin Chuzzlewit) (1844); "The
Chimes) (1844); (The Cricket on the Hearth)
(1845); Pictures from Italy) (1846); (The
Battle of Life) (1846); Dombey and Son!
(1848); (The Haunted Man) (1848); David
Copperfield) (1850); Bleak House) (1853);
"A Child's History of England (1854); (Hard
Times) (1854); "Little Dorrit (1857); (A Tale
of Two Cities) (1859); "Great Expectations!
(1861); (Our Mutual Friend) (1865); (The
Mystery of Edwin Drood) (1870), unfinished;
and many short pieces and humorous essays,
stories, and sketches. *
Dickens, Mary Angela (Evans). An Eng.
lish novelist, daughter of William Evans; born
in 1838. In 1861 she married the eldest son of
Charles Dickens. Her best-known novel is (A
Mere Cipher) (1893). She has also written :
(Cross Currents) (1892); «Valiant Ignorance)
(1894); (Some Women's Ways,' a volume of
short stories.
Dickinson, Anna Elizabeth. Orator, novel-
ist, and playwright; born in Philadelphia, Oct.
28, 1842. At the outbreak of the Civil War she
became known as a speaker, and under the
stimulus of the great events became an orator
of great power and persuasiveness, who created
by her youth, real pathos, and brilliant rhetoric,
the greatest enthusiasm wherever she
heard ; no name was better known the country
through. She was called the “Joan of Arc »
of the war. Some of her books are: "What
Answer) (1868), a novel; (A Paying Invest-
ment) (1876); (A Ragged Register of People,
Places, and Opinions) (1879). She was the
author of two plays of excellent dramatic qual-
ity, Anne Boleyn) and Marie Tudor) (1875),
in which she played the title rôles.
Dickinson, Emily. An American poet; born
in Amherst, Mass. , Dec. 10, 1830; died there,
May 15, 1886. Living the life of a recluse, she
wrote much verse in forms peculiar to herself,
but she published almost nothing; although
the few pieces that appeared attracted much
attention. In 1892 a collection of her poems
was issued which received warm praise from
competent critics. In all, three volumes of her
verse and prose have appeared.
Dickinson, John. An early American polit-
ical writer and statesman. He was born in
Maryland, Nov. 13, 1732, and died at Wil-
mington, Del. , Feb. 14, 1808. He wrote a series
of State papers --(Address to the Inhabitants
of Quebec); (Petitions to the King); (Ad-
dress to the Armies) — that had great influence
in their day. He was the author of Letters
from a Pennsylvania Farmer to the Inhabitants
of the Colonies) (1767), and "Essay on Con-
stitutional Power of Great Britain over the
American Colonies) (1774). Dickinson Col-
lege at Carlisle, Pa. , was named in his honor.
Diderot, Denis (de-dro'). A distinguished
French philosopher, foremost of the “Encyclo.
pedists”; born at Langres, Oct. 5, 1713; died
July 31, 1784. Philosophic Reflections - burned
by the hangman and therefore widely circulated
and (A Skeptic's Walk) (1747) were part of
a warfare against the Church. In the compila-
tion of the Encyclopedia) Diderot bore the
main burden. He wrote all the articles on
technology and industries, besides many of
those on points of philosophy, and even on
physics and chemistry. Further proof of his
versatility is seen in the admirable reports he
wrote (1765-67) of the art expositions at the
Paris Academy. He wrote some dramas, but
none of them possess any great merit. On the
other hand, his novel (The Nun and his dra-
matic dialogue 'Rameau's Nephew) are wonder-
fully effective pictures of the corrupt society
of the time. His little sketches (Little Papers)
are pearls of kindly humor and of witty narra-
tive. *
Didier, Charles (ded-yā'). A French poet
and novelist (1805-64); born at Geneva. He
wrote some novels designed to awaken patri.
otic sentiment in Italy, and to make known
the struggles of the Carbonari and other revo-
lutionists against Austrian and papal domin-
ion. Among these novels were: Underground
Rome) (2 vols. , 1833) ; (The Roman Campagna'
(1842); and (Fifty Years in the Wilderness
(1857): they contain masterly descriptions of
the state of Italy. His lyric poems, Melodies!
(1827), are characterized less by force than by
sweetness.
Didier, Eugene Lemoine. An American
prose-writer; born in Baltimore, Md. , Dec. 22,
1838. Many of his writings have appeared over
the signatures “Lemoine ” and “Timon. He
published the Life of Edgar A. Poe (1876);
Life and Letters of Madame Bonaparte (1879),
republished in London and translated into
French and Italian; and a Primer of Criti-
cism) (1883).
Dieffenbach, Christian (dēf'en-bäch). A
German poet and theologian; born in Schlitz,
Hesse, Dec. 4, 1822. His talent finds most con-
genial expression in (Songs of Childhood
(1852) and (In the German Springtime (1871),
the latter a volume of inspiring war song.
Dierx, Léon (dērx). A French poet; born
in the Isle of Reunion, 1838. He was educated
for a civil-service career, but has devoted his
highest capacities to verse. His maiden vol-
ume, Aspirations) (1858), sounds a new note;
while (Closed Lips) (1867) and (The Lovers
(1879) maintain him in the supremacy he has
attained in the so-called “Parnassian school.
Dietrickson, Lorents Henrik Segelcke (dē-
trik-son). A Norwegian poet and historian of
art and literature; born at Bergen, Jan. I, 1834.
While an undergraduate in the University of
Christiania, he composed many clever student
songs which were collected and published in
1859. He published the poem Olaf Liljekraus'
was
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in 1857, and (Kivleflåtten) in 1879. His writ-
ings on art and literature are numerous and of
high authority.
Dieulafoy, Jeanne Rachel (Magre) (dyė-lä-
fwä). A French descriptive writer and novel-
ist; born (Magre) in Toulouse, June 29, 1851.
Her narrative of travel in Persia, Chaldæa,
and Susa) (1886), and her fiction Parysatis)
(1890), are evidences of her talent.
Diez, Friedrich Christian (dēts). A Ger-
man critic and historian of literature, founder
of Romance philology; born in Giessen, March
15, 1794; died in Bonn, May 29, 1876. At 27
he achieved celebrity with his philological
studies of Old Spanish Romances) (1821), etc. ;
but his masterpieces in this field are (The
Poetry of the Troubadours) (1826) and Lives
and Works of the Troubadours) (1829). An
Etymological Dictionary of the Romance Lan-
guages) (1853), and editions of Romance poems
and other works, sustain his pre-eminence.
Diez, Katharina. A German poet and
story-writer; born at Netphen, Westphalia, Dec.
2, 1809; died there, Jan. 22, 1882. Her sim-
ple but fresh and pleasing talent is evinced
in Song Wreath' (1842), and Poems) (1857),
in part by a sister; and (A Youthful Friend-
ship’ (1861), a story of village life.
Dilke, Charles Wentworth. An English
publicist and critic; born Dec. 8, 1789; died at
Hants, Aug. 10, 1864. A journalist and book
reviewer of celebrity, his best work is in 'The
Papers of a Critic) (1875).
Dilke, Sir Charles Wentworth. An Eng.
lish publicist and critical and political writer;
born in London, Sept. 4, 1843. A brilliant but
checkered political career has been varied by
literary work: 'Greater Britain) (1868), a record
of travel in the English colonies; Problems of
Greater Britain' (1890), political and economic
studies; and various essays on current topics,
worthy in conception and charming in style.
Dilke, Emilia Frances, Lady. An English
art critic and miscellaneous writer; wife of Sir
Charles W. She was for many years a writer
for the Saturday and Westminster Reviews,
and at one time art critic of the Academy. Her
chief work is (The Renaissance in France,
illustrated by herself. Her other publications
include: (The Shrine of Death) (1886); Art
in the Modern State) (1888); (The Shrine of
Love. )
Dincklage-Campe, Emmy von (dink’läg-ė-
kam'pe). A German novelist (1825-91); born
at Campe, Osnabrück. Her first novel, “The
Loving Old Couple,' was published in 1857.
Though she traveled extensively and observ-
antly in Europe and America, her themes for
stories were nearly all from her loved country-
side ; and she is called the poetess of the Ems
valley. ” Among her novels may be named :
(The School of the Heart); (Tales of Home);
Pictures of Emsland); (posthumously) (Po-
ems, and a story, 'The Woman Nihilist.
Dingelstedt, Franz von, Baron (din'gel-
stet). A German poet and dramatist; born
at Halsdorf in Upper Hesse, June 30, 1814;
died at Vienna, May 15, 1881. His Songs of a
Cos politan Nightwatchman (1841) shocked
all officialdom, but had a great popular suc.
cess; and his 'Poems) (1845) showed true poetic
feeling and great descriptive power, the latter
also visible in his travel sketches and stories;
one of the most successful of the latter is (The
Amazon,' a society novel. His tragedy (The
House of the Barneveldts) (1851) was a splen-
did success. He adapted plays from Molière,
Shakespeare, and others, to the German stage,
and wrote a volume of (Studies and Copies
after Shakespeare. *
Diniz, Julio (dē'nēs), pseudonym of Joaquim
Guilherme Gomes Coelho. A Portuguese nov-
elist and poet; born at Oporto, Nov. 14, 1839;
died there, Sept. 12, 1871. He introduced the
village story into Portuguese literature.
His
first work, (The Rector's Wards) (1866), is also
his best; it was followed by An English
Family) (1867), describing middle-class life in
Oporto. His poems were published in 1880.
Diniz da Cruz e Silva, Antonio (de'nēs dā
kröth ē sēl'vä). A Portuguese poet (1731-99);
born at Lisbon. A lawyer and official, in 1776
he was made counsel to the superior court at
Rio Janeiro, and died there. He was one of
the founders of the celebrated literary society,
the Lisbon Arcadia. His poetry comprises son-
nets (over 300), eclogues, elegies, songs, epi-
grams, epistles, and several volumes of Pin-
daric odes; a lengthy poem, Brazil's Meta-
morphoses); and a heroi-comic epic, Hyssop,'
- modeled on Boileau's (Lutrin,' but a spirited,
original composition, far superior to Boileau's,
which was republished several times in France,
translated into French prose.
Dinnies, Anna Peyre (Shackelford). An
American poet and prose-writer; born in
Georgetown, S. C. , 1816. She has been a large
contributor to Southern periodicals. Her best
work is “The Floral Year) (1847); a collec-
tion of 100 poems, arranged in twelve groups,
typifying bouquets of Bowers.
Diogenes Laertius (di-oj'e-nēz lā-er'shus).
A Greek compiler of anecdotes, Aourishing
probably around 200-250 B. C. ; native of Laerte
in Cilicia. He wrote in 10 books a collection of
notes and memoranda (On the Lives, Teach-
ings, and Sayings of Famous Men,' particularly
the philosophers. Drawn from divers sources
without any judgment or discrimination, the
notes are of very unequal value. The fullest
memoranda concern Epicurus, for nearly all
the fragments of whom that we possess we are
indebted to this compiler. *
Disraeli, Benjamin. See Beaconsfield.
D'Israeli, Isaac. A notable English liter-
ary essayist, compiler, and historian, father of
Benjamin; born at Enfield in Middlesex, May
1766; died Jan. 9, 1848. He was of Spanish-
Jew stock, but left the Jewish communion.
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Rejecting a career of trade, he frequented the
British Museum and compiled an interesting
collection of literary miscellanea or (ana, the
Curiosities of Literature, etc. , which he pub-
lished anonymously in 1791. The author ex-
pected little sale, and presented the copyright
to the publisher, but bought it back a few
years later on its remarkable success; it is still
continually republished. A series of like collec-
tions followed, with the same success : (Calam-
ities of Authors); Quarrels of Authors); “Mis-
cellanies, or Literary Recollections. He wrote
some unsuccessful romances; among them is
(Mejnoun and Leila,' probably the earliest Ori-
ental romance in the language. His Com-
mentaries on the Life and Reign of Charles
1. marked a distinct advance in the methods
of historical research.
Ditson, George Leighton. An American
historical writer and traveler; born in West-
ford, Mass. , Aug. 5, 1812; has published (Cir-
cassia, or a Tour to the Caucasus) (1850);
(The Para Papers on France, Egypt, and
Ethiopia) (1858); (Adventures and Observa-
tions on the Northern Coast of Africa) (1859);
(The Federati of Italy) (1871).
Dix, Dorothea Lynde. An American phi-
lanthropist and author; born in Maine in 1802;
died in Trenton, N. J. , July 19, 1887. In early
life she kept a school for girls. Later she gave
her attention to ameliorating the condition of
paupers, criminals, and insane persons. Dur-
ing the Civil War she was superintendent of
hospital nurses for the Union army. Among
her works many of which were published
anonymously -- are: (The Garland of Flora
(1829); Prisons and Prison Discipline) (1845).
Dix, John Adams. An American statesman
and general; born at Boscawen, N. H. , July
24, 1798; died in New York city, April 21, 1879.
He was with his father in the war of 1812,
and subsequently held other commissions in the
army; but resigned in 1828, settled in Coopers-
town, N. Y. , and began the practice of law,
which he had studied during his military service.
Thereafter he was prominent in the politics of
his adopted State, and was elected to the
United States Senate in 1845. He was Secre-
tary of the Treasury during a brief period in
1861 under Buchanan, during which time he
telegraphed to a naval officer the famous
phrase: “If any one attempts to haul down
the American flag, shoot him on the spot ! »
During the Civil War he was made major-
general of volunteers. From 1867 to 1868 he
was Minister to France, and in 1872 was elected
Governor of New York. Among his works are:
(Resources of the City of New York) (1827);
(A Winter in Madeira, and a Summer in Spain
and France) (1855); “Speeches and Occasional
Addresses) (2 vols. , 1864). He translated Dies
Iræ) (1863), and (Stabat Mater) (1868), both
privately printed.
Dix, Morgan. An American clergyman and
writer, son of John A. ; born in New York city,
Nov. I, 1827; rector of Trinity parish, New York
city, since Nov. 10, 1862. His publications in-
clude: “Essay on Christian Art) (1853); (Me.
moirs of John Adams Dix) (1883); “The Gospel
and Philosophy, Six Lectures) (1886); and two
volumes of (Sermons) (1878-86).
Dixon, James. An American lawyer and
statesman; born in Enfield, Conn. , Aug. 5, 1814;
died in Hartford, Conn. , March 27, 1873. He
graduated at Williams College; achieved dis.
tinction in the practice of the law, in partner-
ship with Judge W. W. Ellsworth; but turning
his attention to public affairs, was repeatedly
elected to the Connecticut Legislature as a
Whig, served two terms in the United States
House of Representatives, and was a member
of the United States Senate from 1857 to 1869.
In 1862 he received the degree of LL. D. from
Trinity College. He excelled as a writer of
both prose and poetry, and his poems occupy
a conspicuous place in Everest's (Poets of Con-
necticut. Several of his sonnets have an hon-
orable place with those of Lowell and Bryant
in Leigh Hunt's "The Book of the Sonnet. '
Dixon, Richard Watson. An English poet
and historian; born in London in 1833. He is
a minister of the English Church. He was
associated with Burne-Jones, Rossetti, and Mor-
ris, in founding the Oxford and Cambridge
Magazine, the chief organ of the pre-Raphael-
ite school. His poetical works are: (Christ's
Company, and Other Poems) (1861); an epic,
(Mano) (1883); (Odes and Eclogues) (1884);
(Lyrical Poems) (1887). His principal his-
torical work is a History of the Church of
England (4 vols. , 1880-91).
Dixon, William Hepworth. An English
critic, biographer, and historian; born in New-
ton Heath, June 30, 1821 ; died in London,
Dec. 27, 1879. He is peculiarly successful in
exploiting the altruistic side of human nature,
John Howard and the Prison World of Europe)
(new ed. 1854); William Penn (1851); and
(Robert Blake) (1852); while the History of
England During the Commonwealth) and the
Personal History of Lord Bacon (1861) are
contributions of enduring value to historical
science. Visits to America inspired the (White
Conquest) (1876), giving much information
about the negroes, Indians, and Chinese.
Dmitriyev, Iván Ivanovich (dmē'trē-ef).
A Russian poet (1760-1837); born in the gov-
ernment of Simbirsk. After a high official ca-
reer, he retired to private life in 1802, and de-
voted himself till his death to literature. His
first poem, a song, “The Dove, led Karamsin
to advise him to keep on working the lyric
vein; he took the French poets for his models,
and thus attained a grace of form before un-
known in Russian poetry. He made an ad-
mirable translation of Lafontaine into Russian
verse. His greatest original work is an epico-
dramatic poem : (Jermak, Conqueror of Siberia.
Many of his songs are popular favorites. He
wrote a highly interesting autobiography: 'A
Glance at my Life.
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Doane, George Washington. An American
bishop of the Episcopal Church ; born in Tren-
ton, N. J. , May 27, 1799; died April 27, 1859.
His publications consist of public addresses,
and a book of poems entitled (Songs by the
Way) (1824). Many of his verses are found
in collections; among which are the familiar
lines, "What is that, Mother? ); (Softly Now
the Light of Day); and (Thou Art the Way)
Doane, William Croswell. An American
bishop of the Episcopal Church, son of George
W. ; born in New Jersey, March 2, 1832. He
has been a prolific writer on current events,
contributing to reviews and other periodicals.
He has written a number of poems, among
which (The Sculptor Boy) is best known.
Included among his published works are: (Ser-
mons); Mosaics for the Christian Year);
and Life and Writings) of his father, George
Washington Doane, with a memoir (4 vols. ,
1860-61).
Dobell, Sydney Thompson. An English
poet (1824-74); born at Cranbrook in Kent.
A passionate interest in Italian freedom in-
spired his dramatic poem (The Roman,' pub-
lished in a crisis of Italian affairs (1850), and
very successful. His services to the cause of
free institutions were heartily acknowledged
by Kossuth and Mazzini. A later poem, Bal-
der, had less vogue. In 1856 he published a
volume of dramatic and descriptive verses re-
lating mostly to the Crimean war, England
in Time of War, many of which have found
a place in anthologies. After his death a
volume of essays was published: (Thoughts
on Art, Philosophy, and Religion. *
Döbrentey, Gabriel (dė-bren'tāē). A Hun-
garian poet (1786-1851); born at Nagyszölös.
After study in German universities, he became
a schoolmaster in Transylvania, and founded a
journal, the Transylvanian Museum, which had
a notable influence in developing the Magyar
language and literature. He then settled at
Pesth, and was one of the founders of the
Hungarian Academy. He edited the Academy's
Monuments of Ancient Hungarian Speech,
and with Andrew Fay was director of the
new Hungarian Theatre. His many songs,
odes, epigrams, elegies, etc. , despite their fre-
quent turgidity, must be ranked with the better
specimens of the national literature, and not a
few of them were translated into foreign lan-
guages; e. g. , The Alpine Violet) and the
Hussar Songs. He rendered valuable serv-
ice to the Hungarian stage by introducing the
plays of Shakespeare and Schiller. His histori-
cal writings are of great and permanent value.
Dobrolyúbov, Nicolai Alexandrovitch (do-
bröl’yu-bov). A Russian critic; born in Nishni-
Novgorod, Feb. 5, 1836; died Nov. 29, 1861.
The study of Ostroffski's plays, entitled “The
Dark Kingdom,' and the analysis of Gont-
Charof's romance (Oblomoff, among others,
show him to have been a profound and gifted
literary critic.
Dobrovsky, Joseph (do-brov'ske). An emi-
nent Bohemian critic, literary historian, and
philologist, the rejuvenator of his country's
literature; born in Gyermet, Hungary, Aug.
17, 1753; died in Brünn, Jan. 6, 1829. He was
without a peer in Bohemian learning, ranking
among the greatest philologists and critics
with his History of the Bohemian Language
and Literature (1792); Principles of the Old
Slavic Dialect) (1822); (Grammar of the Bo-
hemian Language); and a wealth of similar
works, all characterized by accuracy and sound
judgment, and conferring unparalleled obliga-
tions on Bohemian letters.
Dobson, Austin. An English poet and man
of letters; born at Plymouth, Jan. 18, 1840.
Intended for a civil engineer, and educated
abroad, he accepted a place under the Board
of Trade. His poems are inimitable in their
artistic finish and grace of fancy. They are
contained in the volumes: Vignettes in Rhyme
and Vers de Société) (1873); Proverbs in
Porcelain) (1877): (Old-World Idyls) (1883);
(Eighteenth-Century Vignettes) (1892).
He
has written biographies of Hogarth, Fielding,
Steele, Goldsmith, and other literary notables,
and contributed many articles to the English
(Dictionary of National Biography. ' *
Dóczy, Ludwig von (dėk'tsē). A Hungaro-
German poet and publicist; born at Ödenburg,
Nov. 30, 1845. He was correspondent of the
Vienna Presse at Buda-Pesth in 1866; soon be-
came a leader among the younger journalistic
supporters of the Deak party, and rose to offi-
cial prominence. He translated the first part
of Goethe's (Faust); produced a comedy, “The
Kiss) (1871), which was a striking success both
at home and (in his translation) in the Ger-
man theatres, and others. (Mixed Marriages)
was very successful. He wrote also the tragedy
(The Last Prophet,' and some free-flowing lyr-
ics, besides several novels.
Dodd, Anna Bowman (Blake). An Ameri-
can prose-writer; born in Brooklyn, N. Y. , 185-
She has written criticisms for the London Art
Journal and Harper's Magazine, and published
(Cathedral Days) (1886); (The Republic of
the Future) (1887); and “Glorinda: a Story)
(1888).
Dodd, Mary Ann Hanmer. An American
poet; born in Hartford, Conn. , March 5, 1813;
graduated at Mrs. Kinnear's Seminary (1830);
was contributor to the Ladies' Repository and
the Rose of Sharon (1835). A volume of her
poems was published in 1843, including (The
Lament) and (The Dreamer. !
Doddridge, Philip. An English noncon-
formist divine; born in London, June 26, 1702;
died in Lisbon, Portugal, Oct. 26, 1751. He was
educated for the ministry at an academy in
Kibworth, Leicestershire, where he became
pastor in 1722. In 1729 he took charge of a
theological academy in Northampton, and con.
tinued to preach and prepare students for the
ministry until near his death. His chief works
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Dodsley, Robert. An English poet and
dramatist (1703–64); born at Mansfield, Notts.
He was a noted bookseller and publisher in
London, and had close relations with the au-
thors of the time: Pope, Johnson, Goldsmith,
Burke, etc. His first volume of verses, (The
Muse in Livery,' was received with great
favor, as was his satiric drama (The Toy-Shop,'
brought out at Covent Garden through the in-
Auence of Pope. Among his other plays which
became popular favorites were the comedies
(The King and the Miller of Mansfeld);
(Sir John Cockle at Court'; and the tragedy
"Cleone. )
Doesticks, Q. K. Philander. See Thomp-
son.
(
are: (The Rise and Progress of Religion in
the Soul' (1750), and (The Family Expositor)
(1760-62), which have been translated into sev-
eral European languages. He also wrote (Evi-
dences of Christianity) (1742-43), which has
long been a text-book in St. John's College,
Cambridge ; and several popular hymns.
Dodge, Mary Abigail. An American jour-
nalist and author; born in Hamilton, Mass. , in
1838; died there, Aug. 17, 1896. For several
years she was instructor in the High School
at Hartford, Conn. From 1865 to 1867 she
was one of the editors of Our Young Folks.
Besides numerous contributions to current lit-
erature, she has written, under the pseudonym
of «Gail Hamilton): (Gala Days) (1863);
(Woman's Wrongs) (1868); (The Battle of the
Books) (1870); (Woman's Worth and Worth-
lessness) (1871); (The Insuppressible Book)
(1885); (A New Atmosphere); (Red-Letter
Days); (Country Living and Country Think-
ing); (A Washington Bible Class ; (Twelve
Miles from a Lemon); and (Biography of
James G. Blaine.
Dodge, Mary Barker (Carter). An Ameri-
can poet; born in Bridgewater, Bucks County,
Pa. , 18— Is author of Belfry Voices) (1870);
(The Gray Masque, and Other Poems) (1885).
Dodge, Mary Elizabeth Mapes. An Amer-
ican editor, author, and poet; born in New
York city in 1840 (? ).
