Ann Taylor (poet)

thumbnail|Ann Taylor (right) and her sister, Jane Taylor (left), by Isaac Taylor Ann Taylor (June 30 1782 – December 20 1866) was a writer of hymns and nursery rhymes. Her sister was Jane Taylor. Quotes Who ran to help me when I fell,And would some pretty story tell,Or kiss the place to make it well?My mother. "My Mother," from Original Poems for Infant Minds (1804) For God, who lives above the skies,Would look with vengeance in his eyesIf I should ever dare despiseMy mother. "My Mother" (1804) Misattributed I thank the goodness and the graceWhich on my birth have smiled,And made me in these Christian days,A happy English child. Jane Taylor, "A Child's Hymn of Praise," from Hymns for Infant Minds (1810) I love little pussy, her coat is so warm;And if I don't hurt her she'll do me no harm. Anon, "Little Pussy," from Hints for the Formation of Infant Schools (1829) External links Category:Poets from England Category:Children's authors Category:Hymnwriters from England Category:Literary critics Category:Women authors from England Category:1782 births Category:1866 deaths Category:Women born before the 19th century