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Jane Taylor | A Jewess
Jane Taylor (23 September 1783 –
13 April 1824), 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.
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 (later Mrs. Gilbert).
The sisters, and their authorship of various works, have often been confused,
in part because their early works were published together.
Ann Taylor's son, Josiah Gilbert, wrote
in her biography, "two little poems–'My Mother,' and 'Twinkle, twinkle,
little Star,' are perhaps, more frequently quoted than any; the first, a lyric
of life, was by Ann, the second, of nature, by Jane; and they illustrate this
difference between the sisters."
Early life
Born in London, Jane Taylor and her
family lived at Shilling Grange in Shilling Street Lavenham Suffolk where she
wrote Twinkle Twinkle little star, her house can still be seen, then later
lived in Colchester, Essex; and Ongar. The Taylor sisters were part of an
extensive literary family. Their father,Isaac Taylor of Ongar, was an engraver
and later a dissenting minister. Their mother, Mrs. (Anne Martin) Taylor
(1757–1830) wrote seven works of moral and religious advice, two of them
fictionalized.
Literary career
The poem, Original Poems for Infant
Minds by several young persons (i.e. Ann and Jane Taylor and others) was
first issued in two volumes in 1804 and 1805. Rhymes for the Nursery
followed in 1806, and Hymns for Infant Minds in 1808. In Original
Poems for Infant Minds (1805) primarily written by Ann and Jane Taylor and
Adelaide O'Keeffe, the authors were identified for each poem. In Rhymes for
the Nursery (1806) poems were not identified by author. The most famous
work out of these was "The Star" more commonly known today as
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" which was put to the tune of a French
tune.
Christina Duff Stewart identifies
authorship of Rhymes for the Nursery, based on a copy belonging to Canon
Isaac Taylor, which was annotated to indicate the respective authorship of Ann
and Jane Taylor. Canon Isaac was Taylor's nephew, a son of her
brother Isaac Taylor of Stanford Rivers. Stewart also confirms attributions of Original
Poems based on the publisher's records.
Taylor's novel Display (1814) is
reminiscent of Maria Edgeworth, or perhaps even Jane Austen. Her Essays in
Rhyme appeared in 1816, and contained some significant poetry. In the
fictional Correspondence between a mother and her daughter at school
(1817) Taylor collaborated with her mother. Throughout her life, Taylor wrote
many essays, plays, stories, poems, and letters which were never published.
Death
Jane Taylor died of breast cancer at
the age of 40, her mind still "teeming with unfulfilled projects".
She was buried at Ongar churchyard. After her death, her brother
Isaac collected many of her works, and included a biography of her, in The
Writings of Jane Taylor, In Five Volumes (1832).
Source: Wikipedia
The star is obviously the serpent.
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