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"From the second stanza Brydges concluded ('Censura Lit.,' vi. 172) that she was the author of 'Mariam.' The same stanza shows that Davies had been her writing master."
The second stanza would certainly seem to refer to 'Mariam,' and the fourth to the suppression of the work mentioned in the Life. John B. Wainewright.
STATUES AND MEMORIALS IN THE
BRITISH ISLES.
(See 10 S. xi. 441; xii. 51, 114, 181, 401; 11 S. i. 282; ii. 42, 381; iii. 22, 222, 421; iv. 181, 361; v. 62, 143, 481; vi. 4, 284, 343; vii. 64, 144, 175, 263, 343, 442; viii. 4, 82, 183, 285.)
Religious Leaders: Preachers,
Theologians, &c. (continued).
Dr. Isaac Watts.
Southampton.—On 17 July, 1861, a statue of Dr. Watts was unveiled by the Earl of Shaftesbury in the public park. It is of Sicilian marble, the work of R. C. Lucas, and represents the doctor in the act of preaching, with open book in left hand, and right hand extended. On the granite pedestal, sculptured in relief, are represented incidents in which Dr. Watts appears as (1) a teacher of the young; (2) a philosopher, and (3) a poet.
London.—In 1845 an imposing memorial to Dr. Watts was erected in that part of Abney Park Cemetery known as Dr. Watts's Walk." It is constructed of Portland stone, and surmounted by a statue of Dr. Watts, sculptured by E. H. Baily, R.A. The pedestal is thus inscribed:—
In memory of
Isaac Watts, D.D.,
and in testimony of
the high and lasting esteem
in which his character
and writings are held in the
great Christian community,
by whom the English language
is spoken.
Of his psalms and hymns
it may be predicted
in his own words:
Ages unborn will make his songs
The joy and labour of their tongues.
He was born at Southampton,
July 17th 1674,
and died November 25th 1748,
after a residence of 36 years
in the mansion of
Sir Thomas Abney, Bart.
then standing in these grounds.
—
"Few men have left behind such purity of character, or such | monuments of laborious piety. He has provided instruction | for all ages, from those who are lisping their first lessons | to the enlightened readers of Malbranche and Locke; he has | left neither corporeal nor spiritual nature unexamined; he | has taught the art of reasoning, and the science of the stars. | Such he was, as every Christian church would rejoice to have adopted." | Dr. Johnson.
Erected by public subscription
September, 1845.
Dr. Watts was buried in the northern-portion of Bunhill Fields. His grave is marked by an altar-tomb. On each side his name appears in large deeply-cut letters, and the upper slab is thus inscribed:
Isaac Watts, D.D.,
Pastor of a Church of Christ in London,
Successor to the Rev. Mr. Joseph Caryle,
Dr. John Owen, Mr. David Clarkson, and
Dr. Isaac Chauncey, after Fifty Years of feeble
Labours in the Gospel, interrupted by Four Years
of tiresome sickness, was at last dismissed to rest
November xxv., A.D. MDCCXLVIII., AET. LXXV.,
Cor. ii. c. 5, v. 8. "Absent from the body present with the Lord."
Col. c. 3, v. 4. "When Christ who is our life shall appear, I shall also appear with Him in glory."
In uno Jesu omnia.
Within this Tomb are also deposited the remains
of Sarah Brackstone, Sister to the Revd.
Dr. Isaac Watts, Obiit 13th April, 1756.
This Monument, on which the above modest | inscription is placed by order of the deceased, was | erected as a small testimony of regard to his memory | by Sr John Hartopp, Bart., & Dame Mary Abney, | and replaced by a few of the persons who met for | Worship where he so long laboured, and who still | venerate his Character, 1808.
There is a bust of Dr. Watts, by Thos. Banks, R.A., in the south aisle of Westminster Abbey. Beneath it is a tablet depicting Dr. Watts in an attitude of deep contemplation. On the plinth is inscribed
Isaac Watts, D.D.
Born July 17, 1674
Died November 25, 1748.
Robert Hall.
Leicester.—In Jan., 1872, a white marble statue of Robert Hall was erected by public subscription in De Montfort Square. It was formally presented to the Mayor of the town, Mr. John Stafford, by the ex-Mayor, Mr. J. Baines, Chairman of the Memorial Committee. The sculptor was Mr. John Birnie Philip, who has depicted Hall in the act of preaching, with right hand uplifted and left hand resting upon a book, between the leaves of which his forefinger is inserted. On the cylindrical pedestal is inscribed:—
Robert Hall.
