Watt's Songs Against Evil by Isaac Watts
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"Watt's Songs Against Evil" by Isaac Watts is a collection of moral and didactic poems written in the early 18th century. This book emphasizes themes of virtue and morality through engaging rhymes that target children and young readers. It serves as a guide to good behavior, focusing particularly on avoiding pride, laziness, and bad company while promoting the values of innocence, hard work, and righteousness. Throughout the collection, Watts employs various characters
and scenarios to convey his messages. Through poems such as "Against Pride in Clothes" and "The Sluggard," he illustrates the folly of vanity and laziness, encouraging readers to seek inner virtues like knowledge and grace instead. Other verses, including "The Ant" and "Against Evil Company," highlight the importance of diligence and the impact of one's companions on moral development. The overarching intent of the work is to instill ethical principles in a manner that is accessible and memorable for children, ultimately guiding them towards a virtuous life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748 |
|---|---|
| Title | Watt's Songs Against Evil |
| Series Title | Watts' Divine and Moral Songs |
| Contents | Against pride in clothes -- The sluggard -- The ant, or Emmet -- Innocent play -- Against evil company -- The thief -- The rose. |
| Credits |
Produced by Larry B. Harrison, and the Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, Ball State University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's poetry |
| Subject | Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry |
| Subject | Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry |
| Subject | Children's songs |
| Subject | Christian life -- Juvenile poetry |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 37542 |
| Release Date | Sep 26, 2011 |
| Last Update | Jan 8, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 314 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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