emphasize his importance as a literary critic, pointing out that he was a strong advocate for stylistic simplicity, subject matter rooted in common life, and intellectual discipline in poetic composition, placing special importance on clear and reasoned structure. Marriage and family Taylor married Hon. Theodosia Alice Spring Rice, daughter of Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon, on 17 October 1839. They had five children, including the biographer Ida Alice Ashworth Taylor. Sources Selected bibliography Plays Poems Chapters in books Also available as: Preview. Essays With an Appendix containing the original Advertisements, and the Prefatory Letter on Music. Originally published as: Preview. Available online. Money / Humility & independence / Wisdom / Choice in marriage / Children / The life poetic Wordsworth's letter to Henry Taylor regarding the essay: The essay: References External links 1800 births 1886 deaths English dramatists and playwrights Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George English male dramatists and playwrights 19th-century British dramatists and playwrights 19th-century male writers People from Bishop Middleham People from Witton-le-Wear