ISAAC WATTS ON OBEDIENCE TO PARENTS, AS VIEWED IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

[摘要] Isaac Watts (1674-1748), a non-conformist English preacher, was famous in his own time for his textbooks on Logick and on the Principles of Geography and Astronomy. Today he is best remembered for his hymns and certain moralistic verses for children. A favorite verse known to many past generations of British and American children is the following1:Obedience to ParentsLet children that would fear the Lord,Hear what their teachers say;With reverence meet their parent's word,And with delight obey.Have you not heard what dreadful plaguesAre threatened by the Lord,To him that breaks his father's law,Or mocks his mother's word?What heavy guilt upon him lies!How cursed is his name!The ravens shall pick out his eyes,And eagles eat the same.But those who worship God, and giveTheir parents honor due,Here on this earth they long shall live,And live, hereafter too

[学科分类] 儿科学