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Isaac Watts Quotes
2,073 words, approx. 7 pages
 Isaac Watts ( 17 July 1674 - 25 November 1748 ) was an English theologian, logician, and a prolific and popular hymnwriter. Known as the "Father of English Hymnody" he is credited with some 750 hymns , many of which remain in active use today. Sourced...


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Isaac Watts Information
1,820 words, approx. 6 pages
 Isaac Watts (July 17, 1674 – November 25, 1748) is recognised as the "Father of English Hymnody", as he was the first prolific and popular English hymnwriter, credited with some 750 hymns. Many of his hymns remain in active use today and have been...



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 History Today
The Death of Isaac-Watts.(English hymn writer)(Brief Article)
11/01/1998: 621 words, approx. 2 pages November 25th, 1148 'Oh God, our help in ages past' is arguably the most famous hymn in the English language, frequently sung on solemn national occasions and in time of trial. Its author died quietly in the afternoon of November 25th, 1748,...
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 The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Watts
01/19/2000: 481 words, approx. 2 pages Election 2000 Watts, Norquist open air war for City Hall By GREG J. BOROWSKI of the Journal Sentinel staff Wednesday, January 19, 2000 Mayor John O. Norquist and challenger George Watts took their campaigns to the airwaves Tuesday, each...



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Critical Essay by Arthur Paul Davis
21,539 words, approx. 72 pages
 In the following essays, Davis provides an analysis of Watts's prose and its orientation, and argues that Watts's poetry deserves a place in English literary history not only because of its intrinsic worth, but also “because it is the best lyrical expression of eighteenth century evangelicalism.”
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Critical Essay by J. F. Maclear
9,795 words, approx. 33 pages
 In the following essay, Maclear examines Watts's ideas about religion and its importance and impact on society and civil matters.


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