DES 
thefe two other cables were laid, and covered with other 
o arranged as to form 
DESAGUL 
a divine and experimental philofopher, was born at Rochelle 
i i ut on account of the revoca- 
tion of the edi& of he was at that early 
‘period of his life brought to England. He was initiated 
into the learned languages under his father, who afterwards 
fent him to Chrift-church, Oxford, where he took his 
‘degrees, and entered into deacon’s orders in 17103 about 
the fame time he fucceeded Dr. Keil as leQurer in experi- 
mental philofophy. In 1712, he removed to London, 
where he introduced the praétice of delivering le€tures in 
and communicated to that learn abl 
papers on mechanical and philofophical fubjects e had 
taken his degree of doctor of law in the year 
in Effex. 
prince of Wales. 
tion on Eletricity, which contained every thing that was 
known on the fubjeé at that time, for which he gained a prize 
given by the academy o aux. D 
«¢ How he, who taught two gracious kings to view 
All Boyle ennobled, and all Bacon knew, 
Died in a cell, without a friend to fave, 
Without a guinea, and without a grave.” 
Biog. Brit. 
DESAIGNE, in Geography, a town of France, in the 
department of the Ardeche ; 5% leagues N. of Privas. 
DESANA, a town of Italy, in the lordfhip of Vercelli; 
5 miles S.W. of Vercelli. 
DES 
DESARENA, in Ancient Geography, a country of India, 
on this fide of the Gangcs, according to Arrians 
DESART, in Geography. See Des 
Desarr, in Cookery. See Desszxr. 
DESAULT, Perer, in Biography, a native of Bours 
deaux, where he was admitted dotor in medicine, and 
where he acquired reputation as a practitioner in that art, 
the beginning of the laft century, was aut 
ufeful praGtical works, which are ftill fougbt for: 1 
velles decouvertes concernant Ja feinte, et les maladies les 
Q 
was 
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3 2mo. In this he defends 
? 1736, In 3 vols. 
his praGtice in the venereal difeafe, which had been cerfured, 
of Bareges to drink, a 
s powerful in relieving 
the pain to which perfons fuffering a fit of the ftone are fub- 
Caftile foap, which began alfo to be in vogué ab 
time. 
ing of a 
Chirurg. 
Desautt, Perer,'Joseru, furgeon in chief to the 
Hotel Dien at Paris, publifhed, in conjunction with M. 
Chopart, * A Treatife on Chirurgical Difeafes, and on the 
Operations required in their Cure,” in 2 v 
An indifferent tranflation into Englifh of the work, by 
‘Mr. Turnbull, was publifhed in 1797. The work is allowed 
to have confiderable merit. Default attended the young 
ing of France, Lewis XVII., in the Temple. He died 
1795+ 
DESCEBESADO, in Geography, one of the higheft 
‘mountains of the Chilefe Andés. See Cuitt 
Descanty Figurative, or florid, is that wherein difcords 
are concerned as well, though not fo much, as concorde. 
This may be well termed the ornamental, or rhetorical part 
of mulic ; becaufe, that in this are introduced all the va- 
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