Daurite

( Min.) A variety of Tourmaline. Dav'enant, SIR WILLIAM, an English poet, who flourished in the days of Ben Jonson and Milton, B. in 1605. In 1637, he succeeded Ben Jonson as poet-laureate. D. 1668. Davenport, in Iowa , a city, capital of Scott co., on the right bank of the Mi i ippi, just below the Upper Rapids, 55 m. E. of Iowa City, and opposite to Rock Island, with which it is connected by a magnificent railroad bridge acro the river. D. is regularly laid out at the foot of a bluff rising from the Mi i ippi, and is the centre of a rich farming region. It has also numerous manufactories, and is the seat of Iowa College. Pop . (1897) abt. 31,000. Davenport, in New York, a post-village and township of Delaware co., about 13 miles N. of Delhi; pop. 2,187. Dav'entry, a town of England, co. North amp ton, 5 m. S.W. of Weedon; pop. 4,051. Davenport Centre, in New York, a post-village of Delaware co., about 65 m. W.S.W. of Albany. -See CENTRE. Da'vid, king and prophet of Israel, B. at Bethlehem, B. c. 1085, was the 8th, youngest son of Je e of Bethlehem. He was keeping his father's flocks when he was selected and anointed by the prophet Samuel, at the age of 15, to succeed Saul. Having been brought to the court of Saul to soothe the melancholy of the king by his harp, he first signalized himself by slaying Goliath of Gath, a gigantic Philistine. He won the friendship of Jonathan, and the love of his daughter Michal, but at the same time drew upon himself the jealousy, and finally the fury of the unhappy king, who repeatedly attempted to kill him. D. fled into the wilderne , concealing himself in caverns. At the head of a band of outlaws, and malcontents, he baffled every attempt of Saul to capture him, and even found opportunities of taking revenge on his pursuer, but on each occasion dismi ed him without injury. When Saul fell, D. was acknowledged king by the tribe of Judah; but the other tribes, at the instigation of Abner, placed Ishbosheth, Fig. 774.- CAVES OF EN-GEDI. (One of the retreats of David when pursued by Saul.) the younger son of Saul, on the throne, thus occasioning a civil war. On the death of Ishbosheth, however, the contending parties united in submi ion to D. , who reigned with great glory for 30 years. He took Jerusalem from the Jebusites, and gained considerable victories over the Philistines and other neighboring nations; but tarnished his glory by taking Bathsheba from Uriah, her husband, and putting him to death. He also Buffered by causing the people to be numbered. A rebellion was excited against him by his son Absalom, which was quelled, and Absalom slain. When the news of this was brought to D. , he lamented the untimely fall of his son in affecting terms. At the close of his life, he abdicated in favor of his son Solomon. D. 1015 в. C. -A considerable portion of the Book of Psalms was composed by him, and is both a pathetic and sublime collection of devotional poetry. David I., (often called ST. DAVID,) king of Scotland, B. about 1080, succeeded his brother, Alexander the Fierce, in 1124. He married Maud, grand-niece of William the Conqueror; and was earl of North umber land and Hunting don when called to the Scottish throne. On the death of Henry I., king of England, he maintained the claim of his daughter Maud against King Stephen, and seized Car lisle, but was defeated at the battle of Northallerton in 1138. D. 1153. (DAVID.) DAVID II., succeeded his father Robert Bruce. See BRUCE, David Comne'nus, the last emperor of Trebizond, usurped the throne upon the death of his brother John. In 1458 he ceded his empire to Mohammed II., on condition that the latter should marry his daughter. This condition the Sultan observed, but caused D. to be put to death, with seven of his sons, 1462.