Isaac Watts; his life and writings, his homes and friendsHood, Edwin Paxton
Religion
Isaac Watts; his life and writings, his homes and friends
Hood, Edwin Paxton
Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748
Mar: 1 1709/10 yᵉ Mob rose Edwᵈ Hitchen my Servᵗ went away Decʳ: 31.
& pulled down yᵉ pews I bought a horse for my health Apˡˡ: 1710
and gallerys of 6 I rode down to Southton, & back agⁿ June &
meeting houses (viz) according to yᵉ accoᵗᵗ: I kept I rode above
Mʳ Burgess, Mʳ Bradbury, 800 mile frō Apˡˡ 13ᵗʰ to Sepʳ 28ᵗʰ
Mʳ Earle, Mʳ Wright, Mʳ I removed from Mʳ. Hollis’s & went to live
Hamilton, & Mʳ Chr: wᵗʰ Mʳ Bowes att Dec. 30ᵗʰ & John Merchant
Taylor but were my Servᵗ: came to me
dispersed by yᵉ Guards Went to Southton June, returned July
under Capt: Horsey at 1
or 2 in yᵉ morning.
Mʳ Arthur Shallot senʳ Went to Tunbridge Augᵗ: returned 7 Sepʳ
dyed: 4ᵗʰ Feb 1710/11 being under a disorder of my stomach,
and Mʳ Tho: Hunt and freqᵗ pains of yᵉ head. Found some
merchant & his wife relief at Tunbr: waters.
dyed about yᵉ same time.
Mʳˢ Ann Pickford dyed
Apˡˡ: 7ᵗʰ 1711.
My Lady Hartopp dyed
Novʳ: 9ᵗʰ: & Mʳˢ
Gould, Novʳ 15ᵗʰ 1711.
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INDEX.
Abney House, old, 223
Sir Thomas, 76
Academy at Gloucester, the, 25
at Stoke Newington, 15
Acrostic, an, 7
Anecdotes—Blind woman and Watts’ hymns, the, 134;
Bradbury and Burnet, 191;
Bradbury and Dr. Watts, 193;
death of an aged minister, 113;
Derby (Earl) and the blind woman, 134;
dying Webster, the, 134;
giant and pigmy, 248;
of Luther, 97;
sceptic defeated, the, 146;
stonemason’s dream, the, 5;
text for Queen Anne, a, 202;
“That the great Dr. Watts?” 247;
Watts’ (W)_hims_, 193;
“What think you of death?” 269;
Whitefield and Watts, 261
Anne’s reign, close of Queen, 209
Arianism of Watts’ day, the, 311
Artificial poetry, 58
Atonement, the poet of the, 108
Atterbury, Bishop, 210
Augustine, St., on the songs of the Church, 97
Barbauld, Mrs., _quo._, 186
Barrington, Lord, 144
letter to Watts, 147
Baxter on sacred hymns, 100
Bendish, Mrs., 136
Birth and childhood of Watts, 1
Blair’s “Grave,” 215
Bookmen, the age of great, 339
Bradbury, Thomas, 189, 190;
and Bishop Burnet, 191;
and Dr. Watts, 192;
characteristics, 202;
Defoe’s reproof to, 189;
political preacher, 190
Bunhill Fields, its associations, 265
Bunting, W. M., _quo._, 223
Carey’s tombstone, inscription, 134
Carter, Mrs. Elizabeth, 180
Caryl’s “Book of Job,” 46
Catechism, Watts’, 141
Cedar tree and the scythe, the, 37
Character of Watts, 248
Chauncy, Dr. Isaac, 48
Christ, Psalms restored to, 129
Classical sentiment, translation, 71
Coincidents, table of (_see_ Appendix)
Collins, Antony, and Lord Barrington, 146
Comet, lines on a, 12
Conder, Josiah, _quo._, 100
Controversy between Watts and Bradbury, 194-201
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