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duce into human fociety. In 1740 he publiflied the 
fir ft, and in 1742 the fecond, volume of An hiftorical 
Account of the Life and Reign of David, King of Ifrael; 
interfperfed with various Conjectures, Digreflions, and 
Difquifitions, &c. Confiderable fpirit and ingenuity, 
together with curious criticifms, and fome juft remark's, 
are difcoverable in thefe volumes ; but they do not 
form, on the whole, a very valuable or judicious pro¬ 
duction. In 1744, Dr. Delany publiflied a volume of 
Sermons upon facial Duties ; to which were added, in 
a fubfequent edition, Sermons on the oppofite Vices ; 
which are entitled to commendation for their matter and 
corrfpofition, and are fome of the moll ufeful of tjie au¬ 
thor’s performances. In the fame year he was promoted 
to the deanery of Down. His next publication was, An 
Eflay towards evidencing the divine Original of Tythes, 
1748, intended to deduce the doCtrine which he alferted, 
from the prohibition in the tentli commandment againft 
coveting any thing that is our neighbours ! In 1754, he 
publiflied Obfervations upon Lord Orrery’s Remarks on 
the Life and Writings of Dr. Jonathan Swift; containing 
feveral lingular Anecdotes relating to the Character and 
ConduCt of that great Genius, and the moft defervedly 
celebrated Stella, &c. Svo. This work is written with 
elegance "and fpirit, and by fupplying the public with 
curious and entertaining anecdotes, has ferved to vindi¬ 
cate the dean from fome mifreprefentations contained in 
the noble lord’s remarks, and has afforded a clearer view 
of his real character than any preceding publication. 
In 1754, Dr. Delany publifhed another volume of Ser¬ 
mons, upon the doCtrines and duties more peculiarly 
Chriftian, and againft the reigning vices of the age. 
Such of them as are upon practical iubjeCts are entitled 
to much commendation, and fome of them are peculiarly 
excellent. 1111757, he began a periodical work, called 
The Humanift, which had not fufficient fpirit and variety 
to engage the fupport of the public, and was dropped at 
the fifteenth number. In 1761, Dr. Delany publifhed, 
An humble Apology for Chriftian Orthodoxy; meaning 
the fyftem of belief inculcated in the eftablifhed formu¬ 
laries of faith ; and, in 1763, the third and laft volume 
of his Revelation examined with Candour. His laft pub¬ 
lication was, Eighteen Difcourfes and Diflertations upon 
various important and interefting Subjects, which made 
its appearance in 176 6, and is more to be commended for 
the general utility of the author’s practical pieces, than 
for the ftrength of argument or powers of criticifm dif- 
covered in fuch as are controverfial. Befides the articles 
already noticed, Dr. Delany publiflied feveral Angle fer- 
raons, preached on public occafions, fome of which are 
inferted in the volumes above-mentioned. He died at 
Bath, in 1768, leaving behind him.a character refpeCt- 
able for literary diligence, piety, generofity, and good- 
nefs of heart. 
DELAP'SED, ad], [from delapfus, Lat.] With phy- 
ficians, bearing or falling down. It is ufed in fpeaking 
of the falling down of the womb. 
DELARAM', a town of Perfia, in the province of 
Segeftan : ninety miles north-eaft of Zareng. 
DE'LAS, a river of Wales, in the county of Breck¬ 
nock, which runs into the Yrvon, five miles louth-weft 
of Bealtli. 
DELASSA'TION, f. [from the Lat. de, from, and 
ia/fo , to tire.] The quality or ftate of being weary. Not 
much vfed. 
DELAS'SIBLE, ad]. Liable to tire. Scott. 
To DELA'TE, v. a. [from dtlatus, Lat.] To carry; 
to convey.—Try exaCtlv the time wherein found is de¬ 
lated. Bacon. —To accufe ; to inform againft. 
DELA'TION, J. [delatio, Lat.] A carriage; convey¬ 
ance.—It is certain, that the delation of light is in an in- 
.ftant.—There is a plain delation of the found from the 
teeth to the inftrument of hearing. Bacoji. —An accufa- 
tion ; an impeachment. 
DELA'TOR,yi [ delator , Lat.] An accufer; an in¬ 
former.—What were thefe harpies but flatterers, delators , 
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and inexpleably covetous? Sandys .—Men have proved 
their own delatcrs, and difeovered their own moft impor¬ 
tant fecrets. Government of the Tongue. 
DELAWA'RE,. one of the United States of North 
America, fituated between lat. 38, 29. 30. and 39.54, N. 
and Ion. 75. and 75.48.W. in length ninety-two mile:, 
and in breadth twenty-four miles; containing fdoo fquaie 
miles: or 1,200,000 acres. It is bounded eaft by the 
river and bay of the fame name, and the Atlantic ocean ; 
on the fouth by a line from Fenewick’s ifland, in lat 1 38. 
29. 30. N. drawn weft till it interfe&s what.is commonly 
called the tangent line, dividing it from the ftate of Mary¬ 
land ; on the weft by the faid tangent line, pafiing north¬ 
ward up the peninfula, till it touches the weftern part 
of the territorial .circle ; and thence on the north by the 
faid circle, deferibed with a radius of twelve miles about 
the town of Newcaftle, which divides this ftate from 
Pennfyl vania. This ftate derived its name from the earl 
of De-La-War, who was inftrumeiital in eftablifhiag the 
firft fettlement of Virginia. It is divided into three coun¬ 
ties, Newcaftle, Kent, and Suflex ; wliofe chief towns are 
Wilmiugton, Newcaftle, Dover, and Lewes. Dover is 
the feat of government. The number of inhabitants in 
1790, was 59,094. The eaftern fide of the Hate is in¬ 
dented with a number of creeks, or fmall rivers, which, 
generally have a fliert courfe, foft banks, numerous lhoals, 
and are Ikirted with very extenfive marfhes, and empty 
into the river and bay of Delaware. In the fouthern and 
weftern parts of this ftate, fpring the head waters of Po- 
comoke, Wicomico, Nanticoke, Choptank, Chefter, Sal- 
fafras, and Bohemia, rivers, all falling into Chefapeak- 
bay ; fome of them are navigable twenty or thirty miles 
into the country, for veffels of fifty or fixty tons. 
The ftate of Delaware, the upper parts of the county 
of Newcaftle excepted, is generally low and level. Large 
quantities of ftagnant water, at particular feafons of the 
year, overfpreading a great proportion of the land, ren¬ 
der it equally unfit for the purpofes of agriculture, and 
injurious to the health of the inhabitants. The fpine, 
or high eft ridge of the peninfula, runs through the ftate 
of Delaware, inclined to the eaftern dr Delaware fide. It 
is defignated in Suflex, Kent, and part Newcaftle county, 
by a remarkable chain of fwamps, from which the waters 
defeend on each fide, palling on the eaft to the Delaware, 
and on the weft to the Chefapeak. Many of the (limbs 
and,plants, growing in thele fwamps, are fimilar to thole 
found on the highelt mountains. Delaware is chiefly 
an agricultural ftate. It includes a very fertile trad! of 
country ; and fcarcely any part of the United States is 
better adapted to the different purpofes of hulbandry, 
or in which a greater variety of the moft ufeful produc¬ 
tions can be fo conveniently and plentifully reared. The 
foil along the, Delaware river, and from eight to ten 
miles into the interior country, is generally a rich clay, 
producing large timber, and well adapted to the various 
purpofes of agriculture. From thence to the fwamps 
above-mentioned, the (oil is light, fandy, and of an in¬ 
ferior quality. The whole afpedt of the country is very 
favourable for cultivation ; excepting fome of the upper 
parts of the county of Newcaftle, the furface of the ftate 
is very little broken or irregular. The heights of Chrif- 
tiana are lofty and commanding ; fome of the hills of 
Brandywine are rough and (tony ; but defeending from 
thefe, the lower country is lo little diverfified, as almoft to 
form one extended plain. In the county of Newcaftle the 
foil confifts of a ftrong clay; in Kent, there is a confide¬ 
rable mixture of fund; and in Suflex, the quantity of 
fand altogether predominates. Wheat is the ftaple of this 
ftate. It grows here in fuch perfection, as not only to 
be particularly fought by the manufacturers of flour 
throughout the union, but alfo to be diftinguifhed and 
preferred, for its fuperior qualities, in foreign markets; 
■Befides wheat, this ftate produces plentiful crops of In¬ 
dian corn, b.arley, rye, oats, flax, buck-wheat, and pota¬ 
toes. It abounds In natural and artificial meadows, con¬ 
taining a large variety of grades. Hemp, cotton, and 
8 I filk, 
