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Isaac Watts
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Isaac Watts : Hymn 69: Christ Appearing to His Church
[Lloyd transcribed 16 lines from this 24 line Hymn onto the verso of a printed form with the title 'Duties Returned in Arrear Under Property Act ... 1815.'. The sheet is pinned into the end papers of a copy of John Kettlewell, A Companion for the Penitent (London: Knapton, 1700) held in the British Library.]
UnknownCentury: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Edward Lloyd
Isaac Watts : Divine and Moral Songs
'What I thus learned was, I think, much enforced by the perusal of that well-known little book, Watt's "Divine and Moral Songs", which I read with so much interest as to impress them indelibly upon the memory.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Horae Lyricae, Poems Chiefly of the Lyric Kind
'The serious thoughts to which my illness gave rise were much strengthened by my reading at the time several of Dr Watt's "Lyric Poems" which then came first into my hands.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Divine Songs for Children
'Robert Story [...] read his first real book, Watts' "Divine Songs for Children", with "my heart burning and with secret rapture"'.
Century: 1700-1799 / 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Story Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Had three pints of beer at the Harrow then came home, I afterwards read my opportioned [sic] quantity of "Watts Logic", smoked a pipe and am now ready to retire.' [On Friday 13 Jenkinson had laid out a 'systematic' plan to read 'Watts Logic' at the rate of 20 pages per day, which was to be followed by a second reading including notemaking. p.54.]
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Read until near dinner [goes to chapel] came home, had a glass of gin and water read my quantum of "Watts Logic" smoked a pipe and am now ready to retire'.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Tokk a little supper and afterwards read 28 pages of "Watts Logic". Now feel weary and am on the point of retiring with the hope that my evenings improvement will be a little set off for the cares of the day. [criticises government for unemployment]'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Now going to bed having completed my daily reading 12 o'clock -news today of Don Carlos quitting Spain and taking refuge in France.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Came home about half past 10 p.m. Read my stinted quantity of "Watts".'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Read my usual quantity, and retired quite fatigued.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Did not read much tonight -but if all be well I intend to bring up the arears to morrow. (Sat 21 did not read my stated quantity. Friday 20: came into the sitting room and read for an hour)'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logick or the right use of reason in the enquiry
'Commenced reading at 7 p.m. and continued till half past 9. Made up for the last nights neglect and am now going to bed nearly 10 p.m.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Joseph Jenkinson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Improvement of the Mind
Elizabeth Missing Sewell on her reading at home in the Isle of Wight, after leaving her Bath boarding school in 1830: 'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was woefully ignorant. Such books as Russell's "History of Modern Europe" and Robertson's "Charles the Fifth", I read, and also Watts on the "Improvement of the Mind", and I plodded through an Italian history of the Venetian Doges, lent me by an intimate and valued friend of my father, Mr. Turnbull [...] I taught myself besides to read Spanish -- for having found a Spanish "Don Quixote" lying about, which no one claimed, I took possession of it, bought a grammar and dictionary, and set to work to master the contents of the books which I knew so well by name. The elements of botany on the Linnean system was another of my attempted acquirements, but I am afraid my studies were very superficial: I knew nothing perfectly, but I read everything that came in my way. There was an excellent town library in Newport, from which I could get any good modern works; and, beside the graver literature, I had always some lighter book on hand, and especially delighted in Walter Scott's novels and poetry. Byron, too was a great favourite.'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Sewell Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logic, or the right use of reason
'Looked over the 1st and 2d Parts of Watts' "Logic"...'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Green Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Improvement of the Mind, The
'I used to study by myself, for I knew that I was wofully ignorant. Such books as Russell's "History of Modern Europe" and Robertson's "Charles the Fifth", I read, and also Watts on the "Improvement of the Mind", and I plodded through an Italian history of the Venetian Doges, lent me by an intimate and valued friend of my father, Mr Turnbull'.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Missing Sewell Print: Book
Isaac Watts : [unknown]
'Th authours of the essays in prose [in "Miscellanies" published by Elizabeth Harrison] seem generally to have imitated or tried to imitate, the copiousness and luxuriance of Mrs [italics] Rowe [end italics]. This, however, is not all their praise; they have laboured to add to her brightness of imagery, her purity of sentiments. The poets have had Dr [italics] Watts [end italics] before their eyes; a writer, who, if he stood not in the first class of genius, compensated that defect by a ready application of his powers to the promotion of piety'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : [Poems]
'We had a quiet comfortable meeting at Mr. Dilly's; nobody there but ourselves. Mr. Dilly mentioned somebody having wished that Milton's "Tractate on Education" should be printed along with his Poems in the edition of "The English Poets" then going on. JOHNSON. "It would be breaking in upon the plan; but would be of no great consequence. So far as it would be any thing, it would be wrong. Education in England has been in danger of being hurt by two of its greatest men, Milton and Locke. Milton's plan is impracticable, and I suppose has never been tried. Locke's, I fancy, has been tried often enough, but is very imperfect; it gives too much to one side, and too little to the other; it gives too little to literature.--I shall do what I can for Dr. Watts; but my materials are very scanty. His poems are by no means his best works; I cannot praise his poetry itself highly; but I can praise its design".'
Century: Reader/Listener/Group: Samuel Johnson Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logic: or, The right use of reason, in the inquiry after truth
'Since dinner I have read much logic and enjoyed it, it is interesting to me, may, I think, with attention, do me good - reading Watts impresses deeply in my mind how very careful I should be of judging'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Gurney Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logic: or, The right use of reason, in the inquiry after truth
'I have been reading Watts on judgement this afternoon; it has led me into thought and particularly upon the evidence I have to believe in religion ... my mind has not been convinced by books; but what little faith I have confirmed by reading the Holy writers themselves.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Gurney Print: Book
Isaac Watts : Logic: or, The right use of reason, in the inquiry after truth
'read Watts' Logic'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Gurney Print: Book
Isaac Watts : [unknown]
E. Fry writes to her husband and daughter, Rachel, of the death of her sister, Priscilla Gurney, dated 25 Mar 1821: 'In the morning she appeared very full of love - put out her hand to several of us - showed much pleasure in your uncle Buxton's being here, and tried to speak to him but could not be understood - expressed her wish for reading, and from her feeling of love and fondness for the chapter and some signs, we believed she meant the thirteenth of 1 Corinthians, and we had a very sweet animating time together, and afterwards our dear brother Fowell spoke very sweetly to her; and besides the Bible she appeared to have some satisfaction in hearing other books read, as it has been her habit during her illness, just like mine when ill ... though she confined it to religious books, yet many of these were of an interesting nature; her hymns [Selection of Hymns, by P. Gurney] interested her much - she liked Samuel Scott's Diary - Piety Promoted - Accounts of the Missions - Watts and How - and many other books of that description ... I think her object in reading was gentle amusement and at times edification - she was very particular not to read the Bible except she felt herself in rather a lively state'
