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This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.

Beatrix Potter

It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born..
BEATRIX POTTER

Alive Beauty Born Brother Child Children Country Fresh Happen More Sometimes Town
I hold that a strongly marked personality can influence descendants for generations.
BEATRIX POTTER

Descendant Generations Influence Market Personality Strongly
Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
BEATRIX POTTER

Country Garden Little Name Once Rabbit Time Upon
I cannot rest, I must draw, however poor the result, and when I have a bad time come over me it is a stronger desire than ever.
BEATRIX POTTER

Bad Desire Ever Over Poor Rest Stronger Time
One day puss did not take his place punctually, but presently appeared with two mice, one of which it placed on its master’s plate, the other on its own.
BEATRIX POTTER

Appear Day Master One Own Place Plate Punctually
Mrs. Tiggy-winkle’s hand, holding the tea-cup, was very very brown, and very very wrinkly with the soap-suds; and all through her gown and her cap, there were HAIRPINS sticking wrong end out; so that Lucie didn’t like to sit too near her.
BEATRIX POTTER

Brown Cap Cup Gown Hold Like Near Soap Stick Tea Wrong
All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife.
BEATRIX POTTER

Almost Believe Cause Endless Inspirational Life Outward Religion Strife
Once upon a time there were three kittens, and their names were Mitten, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumbled about the doorstep and played in the dust.
BEATRIX POTTER

Cat Doorstep Dust Kitten Name Once Time Upon
Thank God I have the seeing eye, that is to say, as I lie in bed I can walk step by step on the fells and rough land seeing every stone and flower and patch of bog and cotton pass where my old legs will never take me again.
BEATRIX POTTER

Bed Eye Fell Flower God Land Lying Rough See Step Thank Walk
I was a child then, I had no idea what the world would be like. I wished to trust myself on the waters and the sea.
BEATRIX POTTER

Child Idea Myself Sea Trust Water
Thank goodness my education was neglected.
BEATRIX POTTER

Education Goodness Home Neglected School
We cannot stay home all our lives, we must present ourselves to the world and we must look upon it as an adventure.
BEATRIX POTTER

Adventure Home Live Stay World
What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense…
BEATRIX POTTER

Balance Common Heaven Knowledge Real Sense Spirit Te Tempered World
So much perfection argues rottenness somewhere.
BEATRIX POTTER

Argue Arguing Much Perfection Rottenness Somewhere
This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.
BEATRIX POTTER

Claw Fierce Rabbit Savage Savages Tail Turn Up
Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.
BEATRIX POTTER

Amongst Cabbage Lost Potato Shoe

This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.

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