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THE

IMPROVEMENT

OF

THE MIND.

THE SECOND PART.

CONTAINING

VARIOUS REMARKS AND RULES

ABOUT THE

COMMUNICATION OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE.

TO WHICH IS ADDED,

A DISCOURSE

ON THE

Education of Children and Youth.

BY

ISAAC WATTS, D. D.

LONDON,

PRINTED FOR T. LONGMAN, C. DILLY, F. AND C.

RIVINGTON, W. OTRIDGE AND SON,

J. MATTHEWS, AND VERNOR AND HOOD.

M DCC XCV.

THE

PREFACE.

T

HE author's name, which is pre

fixed to this book,, renders it altogether needlefs for us to say any thing in order to recommend it; and we need not affure any judicious reader, who has been converfant with Dr. Watts's writings, that this is the genuine work of that excellent author; for he cannot fail of difcerning the Doctor's easy style and beautiful manner of expreffion in every page. We esteem it an honour done us by that truly great man, that he was pleased, by his last will, to entrust us with his manuscripts which he

defigned