Donizetti
GAETANO (dō-nē-dzet' të), an Italian composer; born in Bergamo in 1798. He studied music at Bologna under the distinguished Abbé Mattei. His first opera, "Enrico di Borgogna," was represented at Venice in 1818. In 1822 his "Zoraïde di Granata" gained him the honor of being crowned on the Capitol. In 1830 appeared his "Anna Bolena," which first, along with "Lucrezia Borgia" and "Lucia di Lammermoor," the latter his masterpiece, acquired for him a European fame. In 1835 Donizetti was appointed Professor of Counterpoint at the Royal College of Naples, but removed in 1840 to Paris, bringing with him three new operas, "Les Martyrs," "La Favorita," and "La Fille du Régiment," of which the last two are among his most popular product Of his other operas none except "Linda di Chamouni" (1842) and "Don Pasquale" (1843) achieved any special triumph. He died April 8, 1848.
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Donjon
the grand central tower of a Norman or mediæval castle, frequently raised on an artificial elevation. It was the strongest portion of the building, a high square tower with walls of enormous thickness, usually detached from the surrounding buildings by an open space walled, called the Inner Bailey, and another beyond called the Outer Baile /. Here, in case of the outward defenses being gained, the garrison retreated to make their last stand. The donjon contained the great hall, and principal rooms of state for solemn occasions, and also the prison fortress; from which last circumstance we derive the modern and restricted use of the word dungeon, Examples are seen in the White Tower, in the Tower of London, n, Rochester Castle, and in the Castle at Newcastle. It was also called the donjon-keep. DON JUAN (whän) the hero of a Spanish legend which seems to have had some historical basis in the history of a member of the noble family of Tenorio at Seville. The legend has furnished the subject for many dramas and operas. The most famous of the latter is Mozart's "Don Giovanni." Among the former are "Don Juan ou Le Festin de Pierre," by Molière and "The Libertine," by Shadwell. The "Don Juan" of Byron bears no relation to the old story.
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Donkey
. See Ass.
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Donkey Engine
a small engine used in various operations where no great power is required. Thus a donkey engine is often stationed on the deck of a ship to work a crane for loading and unloading.
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Donn
Son of Midir the Proud; an Irish hero of medieval legend. In the Colloquy of the Ancients we are told how Finn and Kelta and five other champions were out hunting one day, and followed a beautiful faun until it vanished under ground. Seeking shelter in a noble mansion, they were entertained by Donn mac Midir and his brother; and their aid was asked against the rest of the Danaan folk. It seems that thrice in the year they had to fight their fairy foes, and all their followers had been killed excepting the eight-and-twenty warriors themselves. The faun which they had followed had been an enchanted maiden sent to entice them. After a year of successful fighting, the Danaans were obliged to make peace.
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Donne
JOHN, a celebrated English poet and clergyman; born in London in 1573. He studied both at Oxford and Cambridge. In his 19th year he abjured the Catholic religion, and became secretary to the Lord-Chancellor Ellesmere, but finally lost his office by a clandestine marriage with his patron's niece. By the desire of King James, nes, Donne took or ders, and, settling in London, was made preacher of Lincoln's Inn. In 1621 he was appointed Dean of St. Paul's. He was chosen prolocutor to the convocation in 1623-1625. As a poet, and the precursor of Cowley, Donne may be deemed the founder of what Dr. Johnson calls the metaphysical class of poets. He wrote "Letters," "Sermons," "Essays on Divinity," and other pieces. He died in March, 1631, and was interred in St. Paul's.
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Donnelly
IGNATIUS, an American prose-writer; born in Philadelphia, Nov. 3, 1831. Among his writings are: An "Essay on the Sonnets of Shakespeare"; "Atlantis, the Antediluvian World" (1882); and "Ragnarok" (1883). In "The Great Cryptogram" he endeavors to prove that Francis Bacon was the author of Shakespeare's plays. His best known novel is "Cæsar's Column." He died in Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 2, 1901.
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Donnelly, Ignatius
Ignatius (1831-1901), an American politician and author. He was born in Philadelphia. He was educated for the law. In 1857 he removed to Minnesota, where he figured in politics for many years, representing a district of the state in Congress and taking a prominent part in the Populist movement. He was known as a powerful orator. He was the author of a number of works. Atlantis, the Antediluvian World, Ragnarok, Caesar's Column, and The Great Cryptogram are among them. In the latter work, he attempted to prove that Francis Bacon was the real author of Shakespeare's plays.
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Donnybrook
a former village and parish, now mostly embraced in the borough of Dublin, at one time celebrated for a fair (notorious for fighting) which was granted by King John, and abolished in 1855.
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Donora
a borough of Pennsylvania, in Washington co. It is on the Pennsylvania and the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie railroads, and on the Monongahela river. It is the center of an important coal mining and agricultural region, and has manufactures of steel wire, chemicals, gas mantles, etc. Pop. (1910) 8,174; (1920) 14,131.
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Doom
the old name for the "Last Judgment," which impressive subject is usually painted over the chancel arch in parochial churches. Dooms were executed in distemper. One of the finest at present existing in England is in the Church of the Holy Trinity, in Coventry.
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Doon
a river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which after a course of 30 miles falls into the Firth of Clyde. It is celebrated in the poems of Burns.
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Doon
a beautiful fertile valley and in the Meerut division of the Northwestern the S. W. base of the lowest and Provinces, Hinduridge of the Himalaya on the N. by the Jumna, N. E. . It is mountains of feet high, S. E. by the Ganges, by the Sewalik Gurwhal, from 7,000 feet high. Its length range from, 3,000 to is about 45 S. E. to miles. The miles chief; breadth, from Dehra. town in the DEIAMBA the wild flowers, in Congo the marshy tobacco districts, a plant of effect when of which produce a smoked. , the person of our Lord; also one conputting putting our to death of God Lord to death. DEIDAMIA
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