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Do not be deceived happiness and enjoyment do not lie in wicked ways.

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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
Happiness
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Wickedness
Deceived
Enjoyment
Wicked
Ways
Lying

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thanks to my friends for their care in my breeding, Who taught me betimes to love working and reading.
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