Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
BEATRIX POTTERI think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.
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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.
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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.
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When gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta – there lived a tailor in Gloucester.
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This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.
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Don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor.
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Then Mrs. Tiggy-winkle made tea – a cup for herself and a cup for Lucie. They sat before the fire on a bench and looked sideways at one another.
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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.
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Thank goodness my education was neglected.
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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.
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It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is ‘soporific’.
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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality.
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It sometimes happens that the town child is more alive to the fresh beauty of the country than a child who is country born
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I fear that we shall be obliged to leave this pudding
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The shorter and the plainer the better.
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