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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. My brother and I were born in London...but our descent, our interest and our joy were in the north country'.

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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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Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime.

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I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than to retain the spirit-world of childhood, tempered and balanced by knowledge and common-sense...

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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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I think prejudice and tradition count for three-quarters in matters of religion.

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I do so hate finishing books, I would like to go on with them for years.

Beatrix Potter

Beatrix Potter

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Born: July 28, 1866

Died: December 22, 1943 (aged 77)

Bio: Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals such as those in The Tale of Peter Rabbit.

Known for:

The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
Beatrix Potter: The Complete Tales
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck (1908)
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (1905)
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin (1903)

Most used words:

tea, cup, peter, tail, child, time

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