Isaac Watts Quotes


A hermit who has been shut up in his cell in a college has contracted a sort of mould and rust upon his soul.


Citations

Watts, Isaac. The Improvement of the Mind. James Brackstone, 1741, p. 41.

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Isaac Watts
Isaac Watts
  • Born: July 17, 1674
  • Died: November 25, 1748
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Hymnwriter, Theologian

Isaac Watts was an English Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician. He was a prolific and popular hymn writer and is credited with some 750 hymns. He is recognized as the "Godfather of English Hymnody"; many of his hymns remain in use today and have been translated into numerous languages.