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Donegal (Catharine Forbes, countess of), Verses on her, xviii. 427.
Dorset (Lionel Cranfield, duke of). The patron of Prior, xi. 55; and of Philips, 64. A character of him and his duchess, by lady Betty Germain, xii. 429. Gave great satisfaction to the people of Ireland, when lord lieutenant, xiii. 312. Lord Castledurrow's commendation of the duke, for his magnificence and other virtues, 316; with a remark on his few and slight defects, ibid. A remark of Dr. Swift, respecting him in his publick capacity, 317. By what means he was influenced to act the usual part in the government of Ireland, 194.
Douglass (a naval officer). His heroism, xvi. 332.
Drapier. His account of himself, ix. 117; and of the success of his letters, xi. 441. A quaker's application of a text of scripture when a reward was offered for apprehending him, xviii. 253. Verses on him, 462. Letter to the People of Ireland in his name, xix. 196.
Drue (Mr). In a very odd manner, occasions a bill, which was brought into the Irish parliament, for enlarging the power of the peerage, to be thrown out, ix. 121.
Drunkenness. The vice of it restored by the gentlemen of the army, when almost dropped in England, ii. 410.
Dryden (John). His Hind and Panther, ii. 82. Dedicates different parts of his books to different patrons, 84. His prefaces, &c. 135. Unequal to Virgil, 236. Dryden's prefaces, so useful to modern criticks, originally written to swell the bulk and price of his books, viii. 173. A near relation of Swift, xiii. 182. Introduced Alexandrines, ibid. Why so incorrect, ibid.
Dublin. Examination of certain Abuses, &c., in, ix. 267. Letter to the Archbishop concerning the Weavers, 351. The Dean's Speech to the Lord Mayor, &c., on being presented with his Freedom, 378. Advice to the Freemen on the Choice of a Member, 399. Considerations on the Choice of a Recorder of, 408. Humble Petition of the Footmen of, 411. Proposal for giving Badges to the Beggars in, 414. Upon giving Badges to the Poor, xvi. 260. Considerations about maintaining the Poor, 262. Humble Representation of the Clergy on a Brief, 266. Observations on a Paper entitled the Case of the Woollen Manufacturers of, xix. 167.
Dublin. The method used by Dr. King, archbishop of it, to encourage the clergy of his diocese to residence, ix. 256. The see of it has many fee-farms, which pay no fines, 264. The many street robberies committed there owing to the want of courage in gentlemen, 303. Wants not its due proportion of folly and
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