| CHAP. | PAGE | |
| I.— | Birth and Childhood of Isaac Watts | 1 |
| II.— | In the Academy at Stoke Newington | 15 |
| III.— | In the Hartopp Family | 32 |
| IV.— | Pastor of a London Church | 40 |
| V.— | First Publication as a Sacred Poet | 57 |
| VI.— | Residence in the Abney Family | 75 |
| VII.— | Hymns | 84 |
| VIII.— | A Circle of Friends | 136 |
| IX.— | The Countess of Hertford and Mrs. Rowe | 172 |
| X.— | Shimei Bradbury | 189 |
| XI.— | His Times | 205 |
| XII.— | Return to Stoke Newington | 218 |
| XIII.— | The World to Come | 226 |
| XIV.— | The Man | 246 |
| XV.— | Death and Burial | 258 |
| XVI.— | Summary and Estimate of Prose Writings | 274 |
ST. MICHAEL’S GAOL, IN WHICH WATTS’ FATHER WAS CONFINED.