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loddridge. were ever laid to his charge,) he must be acknowled- 

 " T^* 1 ged, in the words of Dr Kippin, to have been " not only 

 a great man, but one of the most excellent and useful 

 Christians and Christian ministers, that ever existed." 



Besides carrying on, uuring his life, a most extensive 

 correspondence, sufficient to have occupied the whole 

 time of most persons, and publishing a number of oc- 

 casional sermons and smaller pieces, which, under the 

 title of " Tracts," form three volumes 1 2mo, Dr Dod- 

 dridge, by his strict economy of time, found means, 

 amidst his abundant labours as a tutor and a pastor, to 

 produce, as an author, a number of w,orks, which have 

 been very highly and generally esteemed. In 1 732, he 

 published Sermons on the Education of Children, which 

 contain, within a small space, many important considera- 

 tions for the encouragement of parents in this momen- 

 tous duty ; and in 1735, seven Sermons to Young People, 

 which have been equally well received. In 1736, ap- 

 peared his Ten Sermons on the power and grace of 

 Christ, and the evidences of his glorious Gospel; the 

 three last of which were afterwards printed separately, 

 and were successful, among other instances, in convin- 

 cing the minds of two gentlemen of liberal education, 

 who had been sceptical on that subject. In 1739, he 

 presented to the public the first volume of The Family 

 Expositor, which may be considered as his great work, 

 and the dedication of which, to the Princess of Wales, 

 has been pointed out as furnishing one of the best spe- 

 cimens of his talent for elegant composition. In 1 740, 

 appeared the second volume of the same work ; and in 

 1741, a course of Practical Discourses on Regeneration, 

 which have been justly characterized by a foreign divine 

 as uniting orthodoxy with moderation, zeal with meek- 

 ness, and deep-hidden wisdom with uncommon clear- 

 ness ; as displaying simplicity without coldness, elegance 

 without painting, and sublimity without bombast. In 

 1745, was published one of his most popular and use- 

 ful works, The Rise and Progress of Religion in the 

 Sotd, which was written at the request of Dr Isaac 

 Watts, and which, besides obtaining the high com- 

 mendations of many eminent established clergymen, 

 and an extensive circulation in this country and Ameri- 

 ca, was translated into the Dutch, Danish, French, and 

 German languages. In 1747, he published Some re- 

 markable Passages in the Life of the Hon. Col. James 

 Gardener, a work of which many of his literary friends, 

 and the learned Warburton in particular, expressed the 

 most unqualified approbation. In 1748, appeared the 

 third volume of The Family Expositor; and in the 

 course of the same year, he revised the expository works 

 and other remains of Archbishop Leigh ton, and trans- 

 lated his Lalin Prelections, an employment in which 

 he declared that he experienced the highest edification 

 and delight. Of The Family Expositor three volumes 

 remained to be published after the death of the author ; 

 but the whole had been finished in short hand, except- 

 ing a few notes at the conclusion ; and the greater part, 

 especially the whole of the fourth volume, which was 

 published in 1754, had been actually transcribed for the 

 press. In 1755, Mr Orton published a volume of hymns 

 from the pen of Dr Doddridge, which have been gene- 

 rally acceptable, and have passed through numerous 

 editions. In 1 756, the same gentleman published the 

 fifth and sixth volumes of the Expositor ; and thus 

 completed a work on which the author had bestowed 

 the greatest care, and on which his literary reputation 

 chiefly depends ; a work which continues to be held in 

 the highest estimation, and which has eminently contri- 

 buted to the instruction and improvement of the Chris- 

 tian world. The last work of Dr Doddridge, given to 



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the public, was his Course of Lectures on the princi- 

 pal Subjects of Pneumatology, Ethics, and Divinity ; 

 toith References to the most considerable Authors on each 

 Subject ; and was published in 1763 by the Rev. Samuel 

 Clerk of Birmingham, the son of the author's earliest 

 benefactor. Another edition, improved by new and 

 appropriated references, was published in 1794, in two 

 volumes octavo, by Dr Kippis. Upon this work, which 

 was formed upon the plan of Mr Jennings, Dr Doddridge 

 employed much of his time ; and, to the last moment 

 of his life, he continued to enrich it with additional re- 

 marks. See Biog. Britannica ; Orton's Life of Dr 

 Doddridge ; and Letters to and from the Rev. P. Dod- 

 dridge. (q) 



DODECAS, a genus of plants of the class Dodecan- 

 dria, and order Monogynia. See BOTANY, p. 223. 



DODECATHEON, a genus of plants of the class 

 Pentandria, and order Monogynia. See BOTANY, p. 136. 

 DODONA. See ORACLES. 



DODON/EA, a genus of plants of the class Octan- 

 dria, and order Monogynia. See BOTANY, p. 204. 



DOFAR, or DAFAR, is a seaport town of Arabia Fe- 

 lix in the province of Hadramaut. It is called Hamme 

 Badgeree by the natives, and is situated about 50 

 leagues from Cape Fortash. The town is small, and 

 the anchorage is about two miles from the shore. Do- 

 far was formerly a place of importance, but was destroy- 

 ed by the Portuguese in 1 526. The principal article 

 exported from Dofar is incense, called oliban, or liban, 

 but it is greatly inferior in quality and virtue to that of 

 India. Provisions and refreshments cannot be procu- 

 red here. The natives, who are shy, though not un- 

 friendly to strangers, are armed with matchlocks and 

 spears. East Long. 54 33', North Lat. 17. (*) 



DOG. Among the various animals which have been 

 rendered subservient to the human race, the dog ranks 

 high in utility and importance. Recurring to the ear- 

 liest stages of society, we find that, by means of its fleet- 

 ness, courage, and sagacity, creatures the most ferocious 

 were subdued or obtained for domestication ; that it has 

 ever contributed to procure subsistence for man, to 

 watch his personal safety, and to protect his pro- 

 perty. If we are not now equally sensible of the ad- 

 vantages resulting from its aid, it is because other sub- 

 stitutes have rendered it less essential. 



The dog belongs to the gemisfera: of Linnaeus ; but at 

 this day the species are so much multiplied, arid so diver- 

 sified in colour, size, and appearance ; the gradations so 

 slight and innumerable, that it is difficult, if not totally 

 impracticable, to condescend on those possessing ex- 

 clusive characteristics. Neither should we find it an 

 easier task to ascertain the primitive stock from which 

 one or more of the race has sprung ; for although ce- 

 lebrated naturalists have entered on this inquiry, their 

 results are vague and unsatisfactory. Caius, Linnaeus, 

 and Buffon, have all presented a tabular view of their 

 origin and relations ; yet none having seen that origin, 

 nor having experimentally proved what are the conse- 

 quences of intermixing species assumed as distinct, and 

 besides being all at variance in their conclusions, we are 

 precluded from adopting the sentiments which they en- 

 tertained. 



The dog is nowhere known to live in the natural 

 state. From periods of the most remote antiquity it has 

 been associated with man; and in those countries where 

 troops run wild in considerable numbers, they consti- 

 tute the descendants of .domesticated dogs, which, du- 

 ring a few antecedent generations, have lost their mas- 

 ters. But the habits of these, which undoubtedly ap- 

 proach nearer to the original condition of the animal, 



