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100 1 _aWatts, Isaac,
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245 1 0 _aWatt's Songs Against Evil
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aWatts' Divine and Moral Songs
500 _aRelease date is 2011-09-26
505 0 _aAgainst pride in clothes -- The sluggard -- The ant, or Emmet -- Innocent play -- Against evil company -- The thief -- The rose.
508 _aProduced by Larry B. Harrison, and the Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, Ball State University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Watt's Songs Against Evil" by Isaac Watts is a collection of moral and didactic poems written in the early 18th century. This book emphasizes themes of virtue and morality through engaging rhymes that target children and young readers. It serves as a guide to good behavior, focusing particularly on avoiding pride, laziness, and bad company while promoting the values of innocence, hard work, and righteousness. Throughout the collection, Watts employs various characters and scenarios to convey his messages. Through poems such as "Against Pride in Clothes" and "The Sluggard," he illustrates the folly of vanity and laziness, encouraging readers to seek inner virtues like knowledge and grace instead. Other verses, including "The Ant" and "Against Evil Company," highlight the importance of diligence and the impact of one's companions on moral development. The overarching intent of the work is to instill ethical principles in a manner that is accessible and memorable for children, ultimately guiding them towards a virtuous life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren's poetry
653 _aConduct of life -- Juvenile poetry
653 _aChildren -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry
653 _aChildren's songs
653 _aChristian life -- Juvenile poetry
830 0 _aWatts' Divine and Moral Songs
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37542
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