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Rh and there are various, such as the Society, the  Society, the Middle   Society, and the Society of s. Among the chief s are s, s, , and ; and there is a considerable  in s of different kinds, and in. There are many pleasant walks in the neighbourhood, which is well, and several of the s are open to the public.

1em  DARNÉTAL, a of, in the of, and 2$1⁄2$ s east of , on two small s called the Aubette and the Robec. It has a fine, and s , , , and. in, 5636.  DARTFORD, an -,, and district of, 16 s east of , on the Darent, which enters the  about 2$1⁄2$ s north of the. The lies low, flanked by two y, called East and West s, and consists of one main , crossed by two or three smaller s. It possesses a , a , and a. The most noteworthy, however, is the , repaired and restored, which contains a curious old  and several interesting. The prosperity of the town depends on the important in its immediate vicinity, including,  s, and  works. One of the first attempts at the of  in  was made here by, who was  to , and  has been identified with the place ever since. Dartford was the scene, in, of the , celebrated by , between , sister of and the ; and in  a famous  was held in the place by   established an   on West  in , of which, however, almost no remains now exist. It was here also that 's outbreak occurred in, and the he resided in is pointed out by the speople. The area of the is 4251 s; the , 8298.  DARTMOOR FOREST. See.  DARTMOUTH, an ancient and   of, in South, 31 s south of  and 229 s south-west of  by , is situated nearly opposite the  of , at the  of the Dart, which here forms a secure  in the. The stretches along the  of the, overhung by , and presents a sque appearance. Many of the belong to the  period. Its principal is , a   of ancient date, containing a graceful , a  , and some interesting monuments. Dartmouth stands at the entrance of the. As a Dartmouth is now little used, but it occupied an important place in the early  of. It was the rendezvous of the ' fleet in ; and in - it contributed 31 s to the of  under  In later times several expeditions left its  for the exploration of the ; and during the  of the  its occupation was hotly contested. The is  by a, 4 , and 12 s. It contains an  of 1847 s (including part of the  of ), and in  had a  of 5338 persons. Formerly it returned a to, but it was  in.  DARU,, undefined (–), a distinguished and  of , was born at , where his father held the  of  to the  of. From the s of the  at  he imbibed an enthusiasm for study, and an admiration of the  of ancient, which remained with him for life. At he entered the ; and in, though under the  age, he obtained the  of. In, in spite of his attachment to the principles of the , he was accused before the &ldquo;&rdquo; of able relations with the ; but the of his defence secured his. In, however, while he was serving in , the senseless suspicion of was such that his use of the  expression mes amis les caused him to be. The eighteen s of durance spent at and  were mainly devoted to the study and translation of, in imitation of whose style he also produced an Épitre à mon sans-Culotte, as he designates the  to whom he was intrusted. After his release he served under and  in several important situations in the  and in the  of the  of. His generous love of was strikingly displayed by the  which he made in favour of, whom he believed to have been wrongfully removed from a  to which he himself was .