Watts, Isaac 1674-1748
Overview
Works: | 3,383 works in 17,907 publications in 5 languages and 187,782 library holdings |
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Genres: | Paraphrases Catechisms Juvenile works Poetry Portraits Devotional literature Psalters Hymnals Prayers and devotions Criticism, interpretation, etc |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Lyricist, Librettist, Dedicatee, Composer, Other, Translator, Author of introduction, Contributor, Speaker |
Classifications: | Z1215, 160 |
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Most widely held works about
Isaac Watts
- The hymns of Wesley and Watts : five informal papers by Bernard Lord Manning( Book )
- Isaac Watts; his life and works by Arthur Paul Davis( Book )
- The waning of the renaissance 1640-1740; studies in the thought and poetry of Henry More, John Norris and Isaac Watts by John Hoyles( Book )
- Isaac Watts, hymnographer; a study of the beginnings, development, and philosophy of the English hymn by Harry Escott( Book )
- Isaac Watts remembered by David G Fountain( Book )
- The Psalms of David : imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian use and worship by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Isaac Watts : his life and writings, his homes and friends by Edwin Paxton Hood( Book )
- Horae lyricae : Poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books. Sacred I. To devotion and piety. II. To virtue, honour and friendship. III. To the memory of the dead. by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Trinity of discord : the hymnal and poetic innovations of Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, and William Cowper by Richard Arnold( Book )
- The beauties of the late Rev. Dr. Isaac Watts : containing the most striking and admired passages in the works of that justly celebrated divine, philosopher, moralist, and poet: equally calculated for the communication of polite and useful knowledge, and the increase of wisdom and happiness. : To which is added, the life of the author by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Divine and moral songs : attempted in easy language for the use of children : to which are added, catechisms for children and for youth, prayers, &c. by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Psalms carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America : being an improvement of the old version of the Psalms of David by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Sermons on various subjects, divine and moral : with a sacred hymn suited to each subject. : Designed for the use of Christian families, as well as for the hours of devout retirement. by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Divine songs attempted in easy language for the use of children by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Reflections on the fall of a great man : A sermon preached ... at Daventry ... on occasion of the death of ... Isaac Watts, ... with a sketch of his character, ... By Caleb Ashworth by Caleb Ashworth( Book )
- A sermon occasioned by the death of the late Reverend Isaac Watts : D.D preached to the church of which he was pastor. December 11, 1748. By David Jennings. To which is added, the funeral oration at his interment. By Samuel Chandler by David Jennings( Book )
- Horæ lyricæ : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books, sacred : I. To devotion and piety, II. To virtue, honour and friendship, III. To the memory of the dead by Isaac Watts( Book )
- The beauties of the late Revd. Dr. Isaac Watts ; ... To which is added the life of the author by Isaac Watts( Book )
- Memoirs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D.D. By Thomas Gibbons, D.D by Thomas Gibbons( )
- Sermons on various subjects : viz. I. II. III. The inward witness of Christianity. IV. Flesh and Spirit ; Sin and Holiness. V. Drawing nigh to God in Prayer. VI. Sins and Sorrows spread before God. Vii. Viii. A Hopeful Youth falling short of Heaven. IX. X. The Hidden Life of a Christian. XI. Nearness to God the Felicity of Creatures. XII. The Scale of Blessedness ; or, Blessed Saints, Blessed Saviour, and Blessed Trinity. XIII. XIV. Appearing before God. Wherein Many Things relating to Christian Experience, and the Future State, are set in a fair and easy Light. Together with a sacred hymn annexed to each subject. By I. Watts by Isaac Watts( )
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Most widely held works by
Isaac Watts
The Psalms of David : imitated in the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian use and worship by
Isaac Watts(
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1,564 editions published between 1718 and 1982 in English and held by 10,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Famous English hymnodist Isaac Watts proposed that the metrical translations of the Psalms sung by Protestant Christians should be rewritten to give them a specifically Christian perspective
1,564 editions published between 1718 and 1982 in English and held by 10,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Famous English hymnodist Isaac Watts proposed that the metrical translations of the Psalms sung by Protestant Christians should be rewritten to give them a specifically Christian perspective
Divine songs attempted in easy language for the use of children by
Isaac Watts(
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960 editions published between 1715 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 5,258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Knapp Coll
960 editions published between 1715 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 5,258 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Knapp Coll
Psalms carefully suited to the Christian worship in the United States of America : being an improvement of the old version
of the Psalms of David by
Isaac Watts(
Book
)
520 editions published between 1787 and 1983 in English and held by 4,965 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
520 editions published between 1787 and 1983 in English and held by 4,965 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hymns and spiritual songs : in three books : I. Collected from the Scriptures. II. Composed on Divine Subjects. III. Prepared
for the Lord's Supper by
Isaac Watts(
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446 editions published between 1709 and 1841 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
446 editions published between 1709 and 1841 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,107 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hymns and spiritual songs by
Isaac Watts(
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213 editions published between 1709 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,072 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
213 editions published between 1709 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,072 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Devout exercises of the heart, in meditation and soliloquy, prayer and praise by
Elizabeth Singer Rowe(
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246 editions published between 1737 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
246 editions published between 1737 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,677 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Logic, or, The right use of reason in the inquiry after truth with a variety of rules to guard against error in the affairs
of religion and human life, as well as in the sciences by
Isaac Watts(
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258 editions published between 1724 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arranged into four parts: perception, judgment, reasoning, and method, with subdivided chapters on specifics
258 editions published between 1724 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,282 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Arranged into four parts: perception, judgment, reasoning, and method, with subdivided chapters on specifics
The New-England primer, improved for the more easy attaining the true reading of English(
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93 editions published between 1750 and 1800 in English and held by 1,155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
93 editions published between 1750 and 1800 in English and held by 1,155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The New-England primer : improved for the more easy attaining the true reading of English : to which is added The Assembly
of Divines, and Mr. Cotton's catechism by
John Cotton(
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152 editions published between 1761 and 1819 in English and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An early American textbook for beginning readers, that includes a rhyming alphabet, Bible questions, and Shorter Catechism, with original woodcut illustrations
152 editions published between 1761 and 1819 in English and held by 1,004 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An early American textbook for beginning readers, that includes a rhyming alphabet, Bible questions, and Shorter Catechism, with original woodcut illustrations
Divine and moral songs : attempted in easy language for the use of children : to which are added, catechisms for children
and for youth, prayers, &c. by
Isaac Watts(
Book
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82 editions published between 1790 and 1970 in English and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
82 editions published between 1790 and 1970 in English and held by 799 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wonderful dream by
Isaac Watts(
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106 editions published between 1757 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
106 editions published between 1757 and 1966 in English and Undetermined and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David by
Isaac Watts(
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97 editions published between 1785 and 1798 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
97 editions published between 1785 and 1798 in English and held by 530 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The improvement of the mind : containing a variety of remarks and rules for the attainment and communication of useful knowledge,
in religion, the sciences, and in common life by
Isaac Watts(
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120 editions published between 1741 and 1998 in English and Irish and held by 503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(From the preface) The present treatise is made up of a variety of remarks and directions for the improvement of the mind in useful knowledge. It was collected from the observations which I has made on my own studies, and on the temper and sentiments, and the humour and conduct of other men in their pursuit of learning, or in the affairs of life; and it has been considerably assisted by occasional collections in the course of my reading, from many authors and on different subjects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
120 editions published between 1741 and 1998 in English and Irish and held by 503 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(From the preface) The present treatise is made up of a variety of remarks and directions for the improvement of the mind in useful knowledge. It was collected from the observations which I has made on my own studies, and on the temper and sentiments, and the humour and conduct of other men in their pursuit of learning, or in the affairs of life; and it has been considerably assisted by occasional collections in the course of my reading, from many authors and on different subjects. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)
Horae lyricae : Poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books. Sacred I. To devotion and piety. II. To virtue, honour and
friendship. III. To the memory of the dead. by
Isaac Watts(
Book
)
81 editions published between 1722 and 1813 in English and held by 432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
81 editions published between 1722 and 1813 in English and held by 432 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Horæ lyricæ : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind, in three books, sacred : I. To devotion and piety, II. To virtue, honour and
friendship, III. To the memory of the dead by
Isaac Watts(
Book
)
142 editions published between 1731 and 1799 in English and Undetermined and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
142 editions published between 1731 and 1799 in English and Undetermined and held by 365 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Horae lyricae. Poems chiefly of the lyric kind. In three books. I. Sacred to devotion and piety. II. To vertue, honour and
friendship. III. To the memory of the dead by
Isaac Watts(
Book
)
25 editions published between 1709 and 1715 in English and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
25 editions published between 1709 and 1715 in English and held by 84 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A guide to prayer : or, a free and rational account of the gift, grace and spirit of prayer ; with plain directions how every
Christian may attain them. By I. Watts, D.D by
Isaac Watts(
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75 editions published between 1735 and 1798 in English and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
75 editions published between 1735 and 1798 in English and held by 72 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Sermons on various subjects, divine and moral : with a sacred hymn suited to each subject. : Designed for the use of Christian
families, as well as for the hours of devout retirement. by
Isaac Watts(
Book
)
11 editions published in 1746 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
11 editions published in 1746 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The beauties of the late Revd. Dr. Isaac Watts ; ... To which is added the life of the author by
Isaac Watts(
Book
)
26 editions published between 1782 and 2005 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
26 editions published between 1782 and 2005 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The beauties of the late Rev. Dr. Isaac Watts : containing the most striking and admired passages in the works of that justly
celebrated divine, philosopher, moralist, and poet: equally calculated for the communication of polite and useful knowledge,
and the increase of wisdom and happiness. : To which is added, the life of the author by
Isaac Watts(
)
6 editions published between 1796 and 2017 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published between 1796 and 2017 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Barlow, Joel 1754-1812 Printer Editor
- Rowe, Elizabeth Singer 1674-1737 Dedicator Author
- Doddridge, Philip 1702-1751 Contributor Author Editor
- Dwight, Timothy 1752-1817 Author Editor
- Mather, Cotton 1663-1728 Author
- Washington, George 1732-1799
- Westminster Assembly
- Synod of New York and Philadelphia (1758-1788)
- Wesley, Charles 1707-1788 Author Lyricist
- Mason, John 1646?-1694 Author
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Alternative Names
Isaac Watts britischer Kirchenlieddichter
Isaac Watts Brits theoloog (1674-1748)
Isaac Watts teologo, compositore e poeta britannico
Isaac Watts théologien et logicien anglais
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