The Day of Doom, or a Poetical Description of the Great and Last Judgment: With Other Poems

New England Historical and Genealogical Kegister, for A pril, 1863, written by JOHN WARI DEAN, Esq., of Boston: A century ago no poetry was more popular in New England than Wigglesworth s Day of Doom. Francis Jenks, Esq., in an article in the Christian Examiner for Nov., 1828, speaks of it as a work which was taught our fathers with their catechisms, and which many an aged person with whom we are acquainted can still re peat, though they may not have met with a copy since they were in leading strings ;a work that was hawked about the country, printed on sheets like common ballads ;and, in fine, a work which fairly represents the prevailing theology of New England at the time it was written, and which Mather thought might, perhaps, find our children till the Day itself arrives. The popularity of Wigglesworth dated from the appearance of his poem, and continued for more than a cen tury. Expressing in earnest words the theology which they believed, and picturing in lively colors the terrors of the judgment day and the awful wrath of an offended God, it commended itself to those zealous Puritans, who had little taste for lofty rhyme or literary excellence. The imaginative youth devoured its horrors with avidity, and shuddered at its fierce denunciation of sin.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at