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To be placed under the Picture of England's Arch Poet, [sir Richard Blackmore,] containing a complete Catalogue of his Works.
SEE who ne'er was or will be half read!
Who first sung Arthur[1], then sung Alfred[2];
Prais'd great Eliza[3] in God's anger,
Till all true Englishmen cried, Hang her!
Made William's virtues wipe the bare a—,
And hanged up Marlborough in arras[4]:
Then, hiss'd from earth, grew heavenly quite:
Made every reader curse the light[5];
Maul'd human wit, in one thick satire[6];
Next in three books sent Human Nature[7];
Undid Creation[8] at a jerk;
And of Redemption[9] made damn'd work.
Then took his Muse, at once, and dipp'd her
Full in the middle of the Scripture:
What wonders there the man grown old did!
Sternhold himself he out-Sternholded;
- ↑ Two heroick poems in folio, twenty books.
- ↑ An heroick poem, in twelve books.
- ↑ An heroick poem in folio, ten books.
- ↑ Instructions to Vanderbank, a tapestry weaver.
- ↑ Hymn to the Light.
- ↑ Satire against Wit.
- ↑ Of the Nature of Man.
- ↑ Creation, a poem, in seven books.
- ↑ The Redeemer, another heroick poem, in six books.
Vol. XVII.
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