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In common discourse we denominate persons and things according to the major part of their character he is to be called a wise man who has but few follies.

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Isaac Watts
Age: 74 †
Born: 1674
Born: July 17
Died: 1748
Died: November 25
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Southampton
Hampshire
Isaac Watts
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Our God, our help in ages past,Our hope for years to come,Our shelter from the stormy blast,And our eternal home.
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Love is amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all.
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Flies, worms, and flowers exceed me still.
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Fancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies.
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There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain.
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