General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . vacity and animation, though frequently atthe expence of correctness and regularity. Thenumber of his images derived from visual ob^jects, and the usual exactness of their applica-tion, would surprise one wlio had not attendedto the unifor-Ti strain of imitation which formsthe language of common poetry. In sentimenthe displays much benevolence and tendernessof disposition, as well as true piety and philo-sophy. Europ.
General biography; or, Lives, critical and historical, of the most eminent persons of all ages, countries, conditions, and professions, arranged according to alphabetical order . vacity and animation, though frequently atthe expence of correctness and regularity. Thenumber of his images derived from visual ob^jects, and the usual exactness of their applica-tion, would surprise one wlio had not attendedto the unifor-Ti strain of imitation which formsthe language of common poetry. In sentimenthe displays much benevolence and tendernessof disposition, as well as true piety and philo-sophy. Europ. Magaz. Vol. XX, Life pre-fixed to his Poems in the Collection of The Poetsof Great Britain.—A. BLACKMORE, Sir Richard, an authorof eminence, if multiplicity of writings, anda great number of antagonists, can give a titleto that appellation, was the son of an attorneyin the county of Wilts. Afier early educationat a country school, he was sent to Edmund-hall, Oxford, in i663. At that university hecontinued thirteen years, and appears after-wards for some time to have been engaged profession of a schoolmaster. At lengthhe turned bis studies to physic, graduated as. B L A ( V7 ) B L A Pacliin, visited several foreign countries, andon his return commenced practice in London,where he was admitted a fellow of the college ofphysicians. He rose to eminence in his profes-sion ; and in 1697 was appointed one of thephysicians to king William, who honoured himwith knighthood. The preceding year he hadmade himself known as a poet, by publishinghis heroic poem, Prince Arthur, which metwith a favourable reception. As his politicalprinciples were whiggish, and his moraland religious ones were in the extreme ofstrictness, he soon involved himself in hostili-ties with the wits of the time, who for severalyears made him the common butt of their sa-tire. Voluminous epics after epics affordedthem sufficient food for serious or humorouscriticism; and a direct attack upon the licen-
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