Watts, Isaac 1674-1748

Overview

Works:	3,267 works in 17,049 publications in 6 languages and 181,866 library holdings
Genres:	Paraphrases Catechisms Poetry Portraits Juvenile works Prayers and devotions Hymns Caricatures and cartoons Sermons Quotations
Roles:	Author, Editor, Lyricist, Librettist, Dedicatee, Other, Composer, Contributor, Translator, Speaker, Author of introduction
Classifications:	Z1215, 160

Publication Timeline

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 state and worship by Isaac Watts( Book )
Isaac Watts : his life and writings, his homes and friends by Edwin Paxton Hood( 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 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 )
Memoirs of the Rev. Isaac Watts, D.D by Thomas Gibbons( 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 : ... December 11, 1748. By David Jennings. To which is added, the funeral oration ... 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 Rev. Dr. Isaac Watts : containing the most striking and admired passages in the works of that justly celebrated divine, philosopher, moralist, and poet by Isaac Watts( Book )
Horae lyricae : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind by Isaac Watts( Book )
Reliquiae juveniles; miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse, 1734 by Isaac Watts( Book )

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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 state and worship by Isaac Watts( Book )

1,454 editions published between 1718 and 1858 in English and held by 9,954 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( Book )

916 editions published between 1720 and 1998 in 3 languages and held by 5,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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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 )

477 editions published between 1787 and 1836 in English and held by 4,871 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hymns and spiritual songs : in three books by Isaac Watts( Book )

297 editions published between 1709 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 3,269 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hymns and spiritual songs by Isaac Watts( Book )

217 editions published between 1709 and 2011 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,309 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( Book )

437 editions published between 1709 and 1841 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,003 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( Book )

375 editions published between 1750 and 2012 in English and held by 1,737 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

Devout exercises of the heart, in meditation and soliloquy, prayer and praise by Elizabeth Singer Rowe( Book )

241 editions published between 1737 and 2012 in 3 languages and held by 1,624 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( Book )

261 editions published between 1724 and 2015 in 3 languages and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Arranged into four parts: perception, judgment, reasoning, and method, with subdivided chapters on specifics

Horae lyricae : poems, chiefly of the lyric kind by Isaac Watts( Book )

135 editions published between 1709 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,006 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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 )

77 editions published between 1790 and 1849 in English and held by 780 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A wonderful dream by Isaac Watts( Book )

103 editions published between 1757 and 1821 in English and Undetermined and held by 536 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David by Isaac Watts( Book )

95 editions published between 1785 and 1798 in English and held by 501 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( Book )

236 editions published between 1751 and 1800 in English and Undetermined and held by 496 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( Book )

101 editions published between 1741 and 1994 in English and Irish and held by 418 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"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"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)

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 )

78 editions published between 1736 and 1813 in English and held by 409 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Reliquiae juveniles; miscellaneous thoughts in prose and verse, 1734 by Isaac Watts( Book )

65 editions published between 1734 and 2005 in English and held by 390 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A new version of the Psalms of David : fitted to the tunes used in churches by Nahum Tate( Book )

88 editions published between 1754 and 1807 in English and held by 354 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Manuscript copy written in Perth (Scotland) in 1810 of the work by Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady, first published in 1696. Gilt leather binding with 2 ribbon markers and gilt page edges. Rulings in lead visible on some leaves. As in the first edition, the manuscript has no musical notation. The Psalms are followed by a page of texts for the Gloria Patri and a small number of hymn lyrics, including "Hark! the herald angels sing" as one of two Christmas hymn lyrics. An edition was published ca. 1810 by C. Whittingham for J. Reeves in London

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 )

131 editions published between 1731 and 1799 in English and Undetermined and held by 319 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 )

24 editions published between 1709 and 1715 in English and held by 78 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

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