Rhymes for the Nursery
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Rhymes for the Nursery is a collection of English poems by sisters Jane
and Ann Taylor
, published in London in 1806. Probably the best-known poem in it is "The Star
" ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star").
Jane Taylor (poet)
Jane Taylor , was an English poet and novelist. She wrote the words for the song Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star in 1806 at age 23, while living in Shilling Street, Lavenham, Suffolk....
and Ann Taylor
Ann Taylor (poet)
Ann Taylor was an English poet and literary critic. In her youth she was a writer of verse for children, for which she achieved long-lasting popularity. In the years immediately preceding her marriage, she became an astringent literary critic of growing reputation...
, published in London in 1806. Probably the best-known poem in it is "The Star
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" is a popular English nursery rhyme. The lyrics are from an early nineteenth-century English poem, "The Star" by Jane Taylor. The poem, which is in couplet form, was first published in 1806 in Rhymes for the Nursery, a collection of poems by Taylor and her sister Ann...
" ("Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star").