It is really astonishing to find Dean Swift, joining issue with less religious wits, in laughing at Blackmore’s works, of which he makes a ludicrous detail, since they were all written in the cause of virtue, which it was the Dean’s business more immediately to support, as on this account he enjoy’d his preferment:  But the Dean perhaps, was one of those characters, who chose to sacrifice his cause to his joke.  This was a treatment Sir Richard could never have expected at the hands of a clergyman.

A List of Sir Richard Blackmore’s
Works.

THEOLOGICAL.

I. Just Prejudices against the Arian Hypothesis, Octavo. 1725

II.  Modern Arians Unmask’d, Octavo, 1721

III.  Natural Theology; or Moral Duties considered apart from positive; with some Observations on the Desirableness and Necessity of a super-natural Revelation, Octavo, 1728

IV.  The accomplished Preacher; or an Essay upon Divine Eloquence,
Octavo, 1731

This Tract was published after the author’s death, in pursuance of his express order, by the Reverend Mr. John White of Nayland in Essex; who attended on Sir Richard during his last illness, in which he manifested an elevated piety towards God, and faith in Christ, the Saviour of the World.  Mr. White also applauds him as a person in whose character great candour and the finest humanity were the prevailing qualities.  He observes also that he had the greatest veneration for the clergy of the Church of England, whereof he was a member.  No one, says he, did more highly magnify our office, or had a truer esteem and honour for our persons, discharging our office as we ought, and supporting the holy character we bear, with an unblameable conversation,

POETICAL.

I. Creation, a Philosophical Poem, demonstrating the Existence and
Providence of God, in seven Books, Octavo, 1712

II.  The Redeemer, a Poem in six Books, Octavo, 1721

III.  Eliza, a Poem in ten Books, Folio, 1705

IV.  King Arthur, in ten Books, 1697

V. Prince Arthur, in ten Books, 1695

VI.  King Alfred, in twelve books, Octavo, 1723

VII.  A Paraphrase on the Book of Job; the Songs of Moses, Deborah and
David; the ii. viii. ciii. cxiv, cxlviii.  Psalms.  Four chapters of
Isaiah, and the third of Habbakkuk, Folio and Duodecimo, 1716

VIII.  A New Version of the Book of Psalms, Duodecimo, 1720

IX.  The Nature of Man, a Poem in three Books, Octavo, 1720

X. A Collection of Poems, Octavo, 1716

XI.  Essays on several Subjects, 2 vols.  Octavo.  Vol.  I. On Epic Poetry,
Wit, False Virtue, Immortality of the Soul, Laws of Nature, Origin of
Civil Power.  Vol.  II.  On Athesim, Spleen, Writing, Future Felicity,
Divine Love. 1716

XII.  History of the Conspiracy against King William the IIId, 1696,
Octavo, 1723

MEDICINAL.