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See Bongo. Dora (dō'rä). 1. A play by Sardou, produced in 1877, and played in English under the title "Diplomacy."- 2. A poem by Lord Tennyson. Dora Baltea (dō'rä bältä-ä). A tributary of the Po in Piedmont, Italy. It rises in the Mont Blanc group, and joins the Po east of Turin. Length, about 100 miles. Dora d'Istria (dō'rä dēs'trē-ä), pseudonym of Helene Ghika, Prince Koltzoff Ma alsky. Born at Bukharest, Rumania, Feb. 3 (N. S.), 1828: died at Florence, Nov. 17, 1888. A Rumanian writer. Among her works are "La vie monastique dans l'église orientale" (1855), "La Sui e alle mande" (1856), "Les femmes en Orient" (1860), "Des femmes par une femme" (1864), etc. Dorado (dō-ra'do). A small southern constellation, created by Bayer, north of the great Magellanic cloud. Dorado, El. See El Dorado . Dorak-el-Atik (dō'räk-el-ä-tēk'). A town in the province of Khuzistan, Persia, situated about lat. 30° 40′ N., long. 49° E. Population, estimated, 6,000-12,000. Doralice (dō-rä-lē'che). 1. A tale, an old form of the Cinder ell a story, in Str a parol a's "Nights," i. 4.-2. The daughter of the King of Granada in Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso." She becomes the wife of Mandricardo, but is also loved by Rodomont, to whom she had been betrothed. After the death of Mandricardo she is willing to give herself to his victor Rogero. 3. An opera by Mercadante, first produced at Vienna in 1824.-4 (dor'a-lis). The wife of Rhodophil in Dryden's comedy "Marriage à la Mode," remarkable for her brilliant philosophy of flirtation in the last act.. Doran (dō'ran), John. Born at London, March 11, 1807: died at London, Jan. 25, 1878. An English journalist and miscellaneous writer. He was editor of "Notes and Queries" from 1869 until his death. His works include "Lives of the Queens of Eng land of the House of Hanover" (1855), and "Their Majesties' Servants" (1864). Dorante (do-ront'). The name of three courtly and witty gallants, somewhat differing in characteristics, in Molière's comedies "Le bourgeois gentilhomme" (where he is a count enamoured of the Marquise Dorimène), “L'École des femmes," and "Les fâcheux." Dorante. The Liar in Corneille's comedy "Le menteur." He surpa es even the women of the play in di imulation. He seems to lie in a spirited manner for the sake of lying, not from self-interest. In the sequel to "The Liar" ("Suite du menteur") he has reformed. Dora Riparia (dō'rä re-pä'rē-ä). A head stream of the Po, which it joins near Turin. Dora Spenlow. See Spenlow , Dora . Dorastus and Fawnia. See Pandosto . Dorastus is the original of Shakspere's Florizel in "The Winter's Tale." Dorat, or Daurat (dō-rä'), Jean, L. Auratus. Born at Limoges, France, about 1508: died at Paris, Nov. 1, 1588. A French poet and scholar, a member of the "Pléiade," called by Dornbirn Baden-Baden," "The Neophyte" (1868), "The Triumph of Christianity," "Christ leaving the Prætorium," etc. Doria (dō'rē-ä), Andrea. Born at Oneglia, Italy, Nov. 30, 1468: died at Genoa, Nov. 15, 1560. A celebrated Genoese admiral and statesman. He was styled the "Liberator of Genoa," which he freed from the French in 1528. He served with distinction against the Turks, and achieved the capture of Tunis in 1535. There is a celebrated portrait of him, by Sebastiano del Piombo, in the Palazzo Doria, Rome. Doria Palace. See Palazzo Doria . Dor i court (dor'i-kōrt). A brilliant man of the world in Mrs. Cowley's comedy "The Belle's Stratagem." His wit, humor, and courtline make him the fashion, while his taste for French piquancy ren- ders him impervious to the charm of English beauty. See Hardy , Lætiti a. Dorigen (dor'i-gen). In Chaucer's "Frank- lin's Tale," the faithful wife of Arviragus. She was beloved by Aurelius, "a lusty squire," and to escape his importunity said she would never listen to him till all the rocks on the sea-shore were removed. He having by magic removed them, Arviragus sacrificed her to her promise. When Aurelius beheld her gentle obedience to her husband's overstrained sense of honor, he gave her back her word. Chaucer took the story from Boccaccio's Gilberto." his contemporaries "the modern Pindar." He Dorimant (dor i-mant). In Etherege's comedy was appointed profe or of Greek in the Royal College in 1560. Dorax (dō'raks). A renegade in Dryden's tra- gedy "Don Sebastian": a noble Portuguese, formerly Don Alonzo de Sylvera, governor of Alcazar. He has been thought to be the best of Dryden's tragic characters. D'Orbigny, Alcide. See Orbigny. Dorcas (dôr'kas). [Gr. δορκάς , gazelle.] In the New Testament (Acts ix. 36), a woman who was full of good deeds, and made coats and gar- ments for the poor; hence a Dorcas Society, a society for supplying the poor with garments. Dorcas. In Shakspere's "Winter's Tale," a shepherde . Dorcas Zeal. See Zeal . Dor chester (dor'ches-ter). [ME. * Dorchestre , AS. Dornwara ceaster , city of the people of Dorset; from Dorn - sæte , Dorsæte , Dorset. See Dorset.] The chief town of Dorset, England, situated on the Frome in lat. 50° 44′ N., long. 2° 27′ W.: the ancient Durnovaria. The remains of a Roman amphitheater and other antiquities are in the vicinity. It was the scene of Jeffreys's "bloody a ize," 1685. Population (1891), 7,946. Dor chester. [ME. Dorchestre , Dorcestre , AS. Dorceaster , Dorce - ceaster , Dorces ceaster , Dorca ceaster (ML. reflex Duroc a strum ).] A village in Oxfords hire, England, situated near Oxford, important in the early middle ages. Dor chester. Formerly a town of Norfolk County, Ma achusetts, situated on Ma achusetts Bay 4 miles south of Boston. It was annexed to Boston in 1869. Dor chester, Baron. See Car let on . Dordogne (dôr-don'; F. pron. dor-dony'). 1. A river of France which joins the Garonne 14 miles north of Bordeaux. Length, 305 miles; navigable for steamships to Libourne. 2. A department of France, lying between HauteVienne on the north, Corrèze and Lot on the east, Lot-et-Garonne on the south, and Cha rente, Charente-Inférieure, and Gironde on the west. It is noted for its production of minerals, wines, and truffles. Capital, Périgueux. It corresponds to the former Périgord and parts of Limous in, Angoumois, and Saintonge. Area, 3,546 square miles. Population (1891), 478,471. Dordrecht (dôr'drecht), or Dort (dôrt). A town in the province of South Holland, Netherlands, situated on an island of the Maas 11 miles southeast of Rotter dam. It is a seaport, and has extensive trade in timber. It contains a and the Groote Kerk. It was built in the 10th century, and is reputed to be the oldest city in the Netherlands. Dordrecht was the leading Dutch commercial center in the middle ages; the independence of the United Provinces was declared here in 1572; it was the seat of the