Jane Taylor Quotes
Though man a thinking being is defined, Few use the grand prerogative of mind. How few think justly of the thinking few! How many never think, who think they do!
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Birth: | 23rd September, 1783 |
Death: | 13th April, 1824 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Poet |
Jane Taylor was born in London, England. She was an English poet. She wrote the words to the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star". The poem is now known worldwide, but its authorship is generally forgotten. It was first published under the title "The Star" in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her older sister Ann. She wrote other poems include: Original poems, for infant minds(with Ann Taylor), Rhymes for the Nursery(with Ann Taylor), Little Ann, and other poems(with Ann Taylor), The Violet, The Orphan, The Spider, The Good-Natured Girls, Mischief, The Disappointment, and The Apple-Tree.
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