hims and hymns

'Tis said of Watts before his prime
That frequently, not all the time,
His wont was to discourse in rhyme
In daily conversation.


His father, naméd Isaac, too
Decreed he must such speech eschew.
Presumably, it caused undue
Paternal consternation.


Young Isaac, moved for papa's sake,
Cried, "Father, do some pity take,
And I will no more verses make."
thus ease exacerbation








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