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 POTTERI remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child.
More Beatrix Potter Quotes
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In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets.
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I do so hate finishing books. I would like to go on with them for years.
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Here comes Peter Cottontail right down the bunny trail.
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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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What we call the highest and the lowest in nature are both equally perfect. A willow bush is as beautiful as the human form divine.
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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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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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It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is ‘soporific’.
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What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood?
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I think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.
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I am worn to a raveling.
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Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were–Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter.
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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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I think if she lived in A little shoe-house That little old woman was Surely a mouse!
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I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child.
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