Isaac Watts (1674–1748)
Forfatter af Logic: The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth
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Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 English theologian Issac Watts was born in Southampton in 1674. He was educated at an academy of Dissenters at Stoke Newington, which is now part of London. He spent many years as a tutor, preacher, and assistant pastor and in 1702, became minister of a Dissenting church in vis mere London. Watts wrote books on theological subjects, such as "Scripture History" (1732), and a collection of religious poems titled "Horae Lyricae" (1706). He also published two hymn collections, "Hymns" (1707; 2nd edition 1709), and "The Psalms of David" (1719). Among his hymns still sung are "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross" and "O God, Our Help in Ages Past." (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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by Theron Brown and Hezekiah Butterworth
(New York, 1906)
(Project Guttenberg)
Værker af Isaac Watts
The Improvement of the Mind: A Supplement to the Art of Logic With a Discourse on the Education of Children and Youth… (1987) 177 eksemplarer
An Arrangement of the Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D.D. 11 eksemplarer
A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of Psalmody Or, An Enquiry How the Psalms of David Ought to Be Translated into… (2010) 9 eksemplarer
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts 9 eksemplarer
PSALMS, CAREFULLY SUITED TO THE CHRISTIAN WORSHIP IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. BEING AN IMPROVEMENT OF THE OLD… 7 eksemplarer
The knowledge of the heavens and the earth made easy or, the first principles of astronomy and geography explain'd ... 5 eksemplarer
Philosophical essays on various subjects, viz., space, substance, body, spirit, the operations of the soul in union ... 5 eksemplarer
The Beauties of Isaac Watts (1797) 4 eksemplarer
Discourses of the love of God, and its influences on all the passions : with a discovery of the right use and abuse of… (2007) 4 eksemplarer
Hymns and Spiritual Songs 4 eksemplarer
Sermons on various subjects, divine and moral : with a sacred hymn suited to each subject. In three volumes. Design'd… 4 eksemplarer
Childhood Songs of Long Ago: Divine and Moral Songs, Sonnets, Prayers, and Simplified Piano Accompaniments (2007) 4 eksemplarer
Memoirs of the lives, characters and writings of those two eminently pious and useful ministers of Jesus Christ, Dr.… 3 eksemplarer
A preservative from the sins and follies of childhood and youth, written by way of question & answer. : ... 3 eksemplarer
Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed. G major. Music: Hugh Wilson. Text: Isaac Watts. Tune: Martyrdom. — Lyricist — 2 eksemplarer
The Ultimate Christmas Collection: 150+ authors & 400+ Christmas Novels, Stories, Poems, Carols & Legends 2 eksemplarer
My Shepherd Will Supply My Need 2 eksemplarer
Evangelical Discourses on Several Subjects (Classic Reprint): To Which Is Added, an Essay on the Powers and Contests of… (2015) 2 eksemplarer
The first set of catechisms and prayers: or, The religion of little children, under seven or eight years of age. ... 2 eksemplarer
The glory of Christ as God-man display'd : in three discourses ... : with an appendix, containing an abridgement… 2 eksemplarer
No Pain Among the Blessed 2 eksemplarer
Faith and practice represented in fifty-four sermons on the principal heads of the Christian religion; preached at… 2 eksemplarer
When i survey The hymn makers 1 eksemplar
World to Come or Discourses on the Joys or Sorrows of Departed Souls at Death and the Glory or Terror of the… (2003) 1 eksemplar
An Essay on the Freedom of Will in God and in Creatures: And on Various Subjects Connected Therewith (Classic Reprint) (2016) 1 eksemplar
Logic (Abridged) 1 eksemplar
A discourse on the way of instruction by catechisms, and of the best method of composing them 1 eksemplar
Church Psalmody: A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, Adapted to Public Worship. Selected From Watts and Other Authors (2016) 1 eksemplar
The Improvement of the Mind, Second Part 1 eksemplar
Joy to the World 1 eksemplar
Sermons on Various Subjects, Divine and Moral with a Sacred Hymn suited to each Subject, Vol I 1 eksemplar
The Psalms of David Imitated in the language of the New Testament and applied to Christian Life and Worship 1 eksemplar
The Psalms of David 1 eksemplar
Select Remains of the Rev. John Mason 1 eksemplar
Scripture History 1 eksemplar
Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David: Corrected and enlarged. Fourth Edition (2017) 1 eksemplar
Joy to the World 1 eksemplar
Heaven And Hell 1 eksemplar
Against Pride in Clothes 1 eksemplar
O Write Upon My Memory Lord 1 eksemplar
Hark From The Tombs A Doleful Sound 1 eksemplar
The improvement of the mind, to which is added a discourse on the education of children and youth. With Dr.… (2015) 1 eksemplar
Joy! G-7393 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 2 1 eksemplar
Psalms, hymns and spiritual songs 1 eksemplar
Martin and James; or, The reward of integrity; a moral tale. Designed for the improvement of children 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 4 1 eksemplar
Nine sermons preached in the years 1718-19 1 eksemplar
The poems of Isaac Watts 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 3 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 5 1 eksemplar
Hymn Makers (Series): The Hymns Of Isaac Watts 1 eksemplar
Hymns for Chilren 1 eksemplar
All Because of the Wonderful Cross 1 eksemplar
Twelve sermons, on various subjects, divine and moral ... with a hymn, suited to each subject 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 7 1 eksemplar
We Sing the Mighty Power of God 1 eksemplar
Ko nga katikihama etoru 1 eksemplar
Dr. Watts’ First Catechism 1 eksemplar
200 Lyrics of Christian Hymn 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts. 9 volumes 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 9 1 eksemplar
The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts, Vol. 8 1 eksemplar
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English Verse: Volume 3: The Eighteenth Century: Swift to Crabbe (Penguin Classics) (1995) — Bidragyder — 11 eksemplarer
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- Watts, Isaac
- Fødselsdato
- 1674-07-17
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- 1748-11-25
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- Bunhill Fields cemetery, London, England
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- UK
- Fødested
- Southhampton, Hampshire, England, UK
- Dødssted
- Stoke Newington, London, England, UK
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- King Edward VI School, Southampton, UK
Dissenting Academy, Newington Green, London - Erhverv
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- Iaasc Watts was an invalid schoolmaster who wrote over 500 hymns. He acquired his gift of poetry from his father, a Southhampton schoolmaster. He became a tutor when he grew up, and then a minister, and received the degree of doctor of divinity from a Scottish university. He was taken ill when thirty-eight years old, and went for a rest at the home of Sir Thomas Abney at Theobalds, which he never left till he died, thirty-six years later. --- Adapted from The Writers of the Hymns, The Book of Knowledge (1912) Vol. VII, page 1998.
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First appearing in 1715, Isaac Watts' Divine Songs Attempted in Easy Language for the Use of Children, which has also been published as Divine and Moral Songs for Children, as well as just Divine Songs, was one of the most popular English-language collections of children's poetry and hymns throughout the 18th and 19th centuries. It attempts to educate children on the conduct that Watts, a Congregationalist minister, considered proper to a young Christian. In his preface the author describes the four advantages of using the medium of poetry to teach children, and then he presents twenty-eight hymns and two sonnets, all on moral themes. From giving thanks to God for his creation, to praising the fact that one was born in a Christian country, from warning against fighting and name-calling to cautions about the evils of swearing, many topics are covered by Watts in his slim volume. One of the most enduringly famous of his poems is "Song XX - Against Idleness and Mischief," which begins:
"How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower!"
Many readers will perceive, in this poem, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's parody verse, "How Doth the Little Crocodile," which appears in the Victorian classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. British and American children of the 18th and 19th centuries were made to memorize these poems, and they crop up in all sorts of places, in addition to Carroll's work. Song XVII, which warns against fighting amongst siblings, contains the line: "Birds in their little nests agree," which any reader of Louisa May Alcott's American children's classic, Little Women, will immediately recognize as a line spoken by Beth March during an argument between her sisters. These and other connections make Watts' book a fascinating read for those with an interest in children's books. It was an assigned tex, in fact, in one of my masters courses, on early children's literature. I have seen some reviewers comparing it unfavorably to more recent children's titles, and it certainly won't be to the taste of most of today's adults, let alone children. That said, it is an important book, in the history of Anglophone children's literature, and it paved the way for later works. Recommended to those interested in religious Christian children's books, and/or 18th-century English children's literature.… (mere)
"How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining hour,
And gather honey all the day
From every opening flower!"
Many readers will perceive, in this poem, the inspiration for Lewis Carroll's parody verse, "How Doth the Little Crocodile," which appears in the Victorian classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. British and American children of the 18th and 19th centuries were made to memorize these poems, and they crop up in all sorts of places, in addition to Carroll's work. Song XVII, which warns against fighting amongst siblings, contains the line: "Birds in their little nests agree," which any reader of Louisa May Alcott's American children's classic, Little Women, will immediately recognize as a line spoken by Beth March during an argument between her sisters. These and other connections make Watts' book a fascinating read for those with an interest in children's books. It was an assigned tex, in fact, in one of my masters courses, on early children's literature. I have seen some reviewers comparing it unfavorably to more recent children's titles, and it certainly won't be to the taste of most of today's adults, let alone children. That said, it is an important book, in the history of Anglophone children's literature, and it paved the way for later works. Recommended to those interested in religious Christian children's books, and/or 18th-century English children's literature.… (mere)
Ex libris Thatcher Magown, Jr., Medford, Sep. 14, 1818.
3 vols. Hymns gathered at the end of each volume.
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From chapter 1 he says, “Presume not too much upon a bright genius, a ready wit, and good parts; for this without labor and study will never make a man of knowledge.” He goes on to say that a large quantity of reading and strong memory do not make one wise. He counsels students to not lean on their own wisdom, but to trust in God and ask him for guidance in all things (Prov. 3:5, 7). It is his providence that can direct a thought or conversation to be more useful than a month’s solitary study. Therefore, a man ought to “let industry and devotion join together.” In chapter 4, he says, “a man may be eating all day, and for want of digestion is never nourished, so these endless readers may cram themselves in vain with intellectual food, and without real improvement of their minds, for want of digesting it by proper reflections.”
After Watts lists out some general rules in chapter 1, he plunges into the real matter of his writing. He talks on the methods of improving the mind (observation, reading, lectures, conversation and study), then moves on to topics like reading and judging books, improvement by conversation, debating, meditation, fixing the attention, improving the memory, determining whether a topic is worth pursuing, benefits of poetry and the natural sciences. Part 2 dives into how to best instruct others in the truth.
It is a unique work and I’ve never read anything quite like it. Sometimes, it can feel a bit tedious due to the older style language, but I found it both enjoyable and profitable overall. It also happens to be available for free on the world wide web!… (mere)