Taylor (1783-1824) is most famous for having written the lyrics to "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" in 1806, although she is rarely credited.


The swanherds where their sedges are
Mov’d on in sunset’s golden breath,
The shepherde lads I heard afarre,
And my sonne’s wife, Elizabeth;
Till floating o’er the grassy sea
Came downe that kyndly message free,
The “Brides of Mavis Enderby.”
The "Nut-House" in Staunton, Va., Oct. 18, 1976, 5:25 A.M.
Next smoke at 20 minutes to seven
My Darling Yvette - "Fairest of the Fair"
Darling — It seems incredible that only yesterday I was with you and was, at last, the son of man. And a true God carved from crubling [sic] sandstone in they image: Nuff said on that subject.
So! I'm a little [illegible] God, am I? Well I'll show you right away. Pronto, if nothing else
What will this page ever look like in the brilliant sun of the day.
[Illegible]
It's 6:36½
Monday, Oct. 18, 1976
Darling -
I feel splendid, absolutely & without a doubt, fitter than I've ever felt before. Even if I am in a mad house, living as you in your silly dress
While Thomason and other doctors might have been off-base in linking tobacco with mental illness, they were ahead of their time in launching an assault upon the nation's heavy usage of tobacco. That usage continued to increase in the following decades, and there was certainly no public stigma regarding cigarettes, as evidenced by mid-century advertising."Insanity, representing degeneracy of the brain tissues and cells, is increasing at an appalling rate. There is scarcely a state in the United States that has been able to furnish the necessary additional facilities for caring for this class of patients fast enough to keep pace with the constantly increasing numbers. There are now over four hundred thousand persons confined in asylums in this country because of insanity. ... There is no question but that tobacco is one of the factors in the increase of this frightful malady."