Isaac Watts, at the age of 16, left the home he loved and the parents he
adored and went to college. He gave vent to his sadness in a letter. A little late for a Mother's Day post, but thought it worthy to share.
E’er since the morning of that day
Which bid my dearest friends adieu,
And rolling wheels bore me away
Far from my native town and you,
E’er since I lost through distant place,
the pleasures of a parent’s face.…
-The Poetic Wonder of Isaac Watts by Douglas Bond
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