And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.

And he that does one fault at first And lies to hide it, makes it two.

Isaac Watts

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What turned up: Divine Songs. Song xv.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Isaac Watts entry; Divine Songs. Song xv.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source identifies the work and locator.
Work: Divine Songs. Song xv.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Divine Songs. Song xv.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Isaac Watts entry; Divine Songs. Song xv.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source identifies the work and locator.

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