Project Gutenberg 2011-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 139 Watts, Isaac 1674 1748 Watts, I. (Isaac) Watt's Songs Against Evil Watts' Divine and Moral Songs Against pride in clothes -- The sluggard -- The ant, or Emmet -- Innocent play -- Against evil company -- The thief -- The rose. Produced by Larry B. Harrison, and the Archives and Special Collections, University Libraries, Ball State University and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Watt's Songs Against Evil" by Isaac Watts is a collection of moral and didactic poems written in the early 18th century. This book emphasizes themes of virtue and morality through engaging rhymes that target children and young readers. It serves as a guide to good behavior, focusing particularly on avoiding pride, laziness, and bad company while promoting the values of innocence, hard work, and righteousness. Throughout the collection, Watts employs various characters and scenarios to convey his messages. Through poems such as "Against Pride in Clothes" and "The Sluggard," he illustrates the folly of vanity and laziness, encouraging readers to seek inner virtues like knowledge and grace instead. Other verses, including "The Ant" and "Against Evil Company," highlight the importance of diligence and the impact of one's companions on moral development. The overarching intent of the work is to instill ethical principles in a manner that is accessible and memorable for children, ultimately guiding them towards a virtuous life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 88.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Children's poetry Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile poetry Children's songs Christian life -- Juvenile poetry PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Poetry 41699 2025-08-15T09:05:18.676020 text/html 38666 2021-01-08T04:38:45 text/html 1197178 2025-08-15T09:05:24.048005 application/epub+zip 1195562 2025-08-15T09:05:21.662998 application/epub+zip 73698 2025-08-15T09:05:20.499001 application/epub+zip 1324916 2025-08-15T09:05:25.733935 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1324082 2025-08-15T09:05:23.335035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174410 2022-09-17T08:12:34.970998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 29496 2025-08-15T09:05:18.303076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 29355 2021-01-08T04:38:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19446 2025-08-15T09:05:25.865942 application/rdf+xml 15988 2025-08-15T09:05:20.999964 image/jpeg 4165 2025-08-15T09:05:20.739014 image/jpeg 1313350 2021-01-08T04:38:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 11075 2021-01-08T04:38:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 1524877 2025-08-15T09:05:18.716980 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia