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To prevent and suppress rising resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.

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
Wise
Suppress
Manly
Resentment
Divinity
Prevent
Rising
Glorious
Divine

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