Redemption: a Divine Poem, in Six Books ... to Which is Added, a Hymn to Christ the Redeemer.

Publisher Marketing: Title: Redemption: a divine poem, in six books ... To which is added, a Hymn to Christ the Redeemer. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Blackmore, Richard; 1722. xxxi. 368 p.; 8 . 03440.i.29. Contributor Bio:  Blackmore, Richard Sir Richard Blackmore, (born 1654, Corsham, Wiltshire, Eng.-died 1729, Boxted, Essex), English physician and writer, physician in ordinary to King William III (who knighted him in 1697 for professional services) and Queen Anne. Though he regarded poetry as merely the entertainment of his idle hours, he wrote four epics in 10 or more books, Prince Arthur (1695), King Arthur (1697), Eliza (1705), and Alfred (1723). To each poem he wrote a preface censuring the lewdness and impiety of modern wits, a subject also treated in his verse Satyr Against Wit (1700).