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I love the soul that dares tread the temptations of his years beneath his youthful feet.

Isaac Watts

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Isaac Watts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1674
Born: July 17
Died: 1748
Died: November 25
Hymnwriter
Philosopher
Poet
Theologian
Writer
Southampton
Hampshire
Isaac Watts
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Youthful
Years
Dares
Love
Tread
Temptations
Beneath
Temptation
Dare
Feet

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