Excerpt from The Works of the Rev. Isaac Watts D. D, Vol. 8 of 9: Containing, the Improvement of the Mind; Geography and Astronomy; Philosophical Essays on Various Subjects; A Brief Scheme of Ontology; And a Defence Against the Temptation of Self-Murder
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