Divine Songs, in Easy Language, for the Use of Children

Divine Songs, in Easy Language, for the Use of Children

This extremely popular book features Isaac Watts's religious poetry, some of which was later satirized by Lewis Carroll in Alice in Wonderland. Missionary records attest that some enslaved children memorized and copied these rhymes.

Isaac Watts

Pictured text is held by McGill University and available in its entirety through Hathi Trust Digital Library

Various publishers; pictured text was printed in Glasgow by J. Lumsden and Son, 1814

Originally published 1715; circulated in the Caribbean 1829-1833 (and probably later)

Courtney Weikle-Mills

Public domain

English

Poetry