Divine Songs by Isaac Watts

"Divine Songs" by Isaac Watts is a collection of didactic poetry published in 1715. Written in simple language for children, these moral verses became one of the most influential children's books in English literature, with over a thousand editions by the mid-19th century. The collection includes famous poems about industry and virtue that served as standard school texts for nearly two hundred years, teaching generations of young readers through memorable rhymes about work, faith, and character. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748
Title Divine Songs
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Songs_Attempted_in_Easy_Language_for_the_Use_of_Children
Credits Produced by Lewis Jones
Reading Level Reading ease score: 85.4 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
LoC Class PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Subject Children's songs, English -- Early works to 1800
Subject Hymns, English -- Early works to 1800
Subject Children's songs -- Texts -- Early works to 1800
Subject Hymns, English -- Texts -- Early works to 1800
Category Text
eBook-No. 13439
Release Date
Last Update Oct 28, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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