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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Divine Songs, by Isaac Watts
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Title: Divine Songs
Author: Isaac Watts
Release Date: September 11, 2004 [EBook #13439]
Language: English
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Divine Songs
Attempted in the Easy Language of Children.
By I. Watts.
_Out of the Mouth of Babes and Sucklings thou hast perfected Praise_. Matt. xxi. 16.
Transcriber's Note.
Throughout, modern numerals have been substituted for their Roman equivalents.
In Watts' dedication the original capitalisation, italics and spelling are retained; the aim thereby is to convey more accurately the flavour of the original.
TO
Mrs. SARAH )
Mrs. MARY and) ABNEY,
Mrs. ELIZABETH )
Daughters of Sir_ THOMAS ABNEY, _Kt. and Alderman of London.
My Dear Young Friends,
Whom I am constrained to love and honour by many Obligations. It was the generous and condescending Friendship of your Parents under my weak Circumstances of Health, that brought me to their Country-Seat for the Benefit of the Air; but it was an Instance of most uncommon Kindness, to supply me there so chearfully for two Years of Sickness with the richest Conveniences of Life. Such a Favour requires my most affectionate Returns of Service to themselves, and to all that is dear to them; a