Without music. "The 'Divine songs' of Dr. Watts, so beautiful, and so universally admired, almost discourage, by their excellence, a similar attempt; and lead the way, where it appears temerity to follow. But as the narrow limits to which he confined himself excluded a number of useful subjects, the following hymns, though with much diffidence, are presented to the public."--Advertisement, p. [5], dated at Boston, March, 1831.
Includes questions for study.
Spine title: Infant hymns.
By Ann and Jane Taylor and other members of the extended Taylor family.
The editor, indentified on the title page as, "author of Lessons for Sabbath schools" is Henry J. Howland.
Copyright 1831 by Dorr & Howland.
Cover imprint varies: Worcester: Published by Dorr & Howland Boston: Carter, Hendee & Babcock New York: Jonathan Leavitt. 1831.
"S.H. Colton & Co.--printers."--verso of title page.
Wood-engraved frontispiece of a woman teacher teaching her class signed: JHH [i.e., John H. Hall].