The history of the holy Jesus : Containing a brief and plain account of his birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension into Heaven, and his coming again at the great and last Day of Judgment. : Being a pleasant and profitable companion for children; : composed on purpose for their use. : Together with a number of innocent songs - ECU Libraries Catalog

The history of the holy Jesus : Containing a brief and plain account of his birth, life, death, resurrection, and ascension into Heaven, and his coming again at the great and last Day of Judgment. : Being a pleasant and profitable companion for children; : composed on purpose for their use. : Together with a number of innocent songs.

Author/creator	Lover of their precious souls
Other author/creator	Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	Second Worcester edition.
Publication Info	Worcester, Massachusetts : Printed by Thomas & Sturtevant, for Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Sold wholesale and retail at his bookstore; by Thomas & Whipple, Newburyport; and by Thomas & Tappan, Portsmouth, 1806.
Description	69 pages, 3 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 14 cm
Supplemental Content	Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition
Subject(s)	Jesus Christ--Juvenile poetry. Paul, the Apostle, Saint--Juvenile poetry. Watts, Isaac, 1674-1748--Portraits. Bible. New Testament. Children's poetry. Picture books for children. Bible stories--Juvenile poetry. Judgment Day--Juvenile poetry. Conduct of life--Juvenile poetry. Children--Juvenile poetry. Play--Juvenile poetry. Sabbath--Juvenile poetry. Country life--Juvenile poetry.

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Series	Early American imprints. Second series no. 10561. ^A575643
Contents	History of the holy Jesus -- The child's body of divinity [alphabet rhyme] -- St. Paul's shipwreck -- The cradle hymn [by Isaac Watts] -- Songs for children [without music].
General note	In verse. Text interspersed with wood engravings.
General note	Earlier editions include as part of the title "By a lover of their precious souls."
General note	This is actually the third, not the second, Worcester edition; the second was published in 1794. Cf. Welch.
General note	The frontispiece wood engraving, of a man seated in his library writing, was often used to portray Isaac Watts.
General note	Pages [1] and [72] are blank.
General note	"Valuable presents. Thomas & Whipple, booksellers and stationers, at the sign of Johnson's Head, Market Square, Newburyport. Among a great variety of others, keep constantly for sale, the following interesting books for children ..."--advertisement, p. [70-71].
References	Shaw & Shoemaker 10561
References	Welch, d'A.A. Amer. children's books, 587.48
References	Rosenbach, A.S.W. Children's books, 319
Other forms	Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction note	Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 10561).
Genre/form	Juvenile literature 1806.
Genre/form	Poems 1806.
Genre/form	Biographies.
Genre/form	Alphabet rhymes 1806.
Genre/form	Songs.
Genre/form	Booksellers' advertisements Massachusetts Newburyport.

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