Ann Taylor

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Ann Taylor

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children’s literature
From T.W. to Alice (1712?–1865)
…by “Several Young Persons,” including Ann and Jane Taylor. The Taylor sisters, though adequately moral, struck a new note of sweetness, of humor, at any rate of nonpriggishness. Their “Twinkle, twinkle, little star,” included in Rhymes for the Nursery (1806), has not only been memorized but actually liked by many…
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…by “Several Young Persons,” including Ann and Jane Taylor. The Taylor sisters, though adequately moral, struck a new note of sweetness, of humor, at any rate of nonpriggishness. Their “Twinkle, twinkle, little star,” included in Rhymes for the Nursery (1806), has not only been memorized but actually liked by many…
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