Peter lost one of his shoes among the cabbages, and the other shoe amongst the potatoes.
BEATRIX POTTERI 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.
More Beatrix Potter Quotes
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With opportunity the world is very interesting.
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In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets.
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A gentleman had a favourite cat whom he taught to sit at the dinner table where it behaved very well. He was in the habit of putting any scraps he left onto the cat’s plate.
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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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The place is changed now, and many familiar faces are gone, but the greatest change is myself.
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The shorter and the plainer the better.
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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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I am worn to a raveling.
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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.
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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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I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life.
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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 fear that we shall be obliged to leave this pudding
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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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All outward forms of religion are almost useless, and are the causes of endless strife.
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