I waged war against my feelings.

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The mercantile business did not suit me.

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To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

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I cannot help but think a curious event is this life of mine.

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The worse my drawings were, the more beautiful did the originals appear.

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As I grew up I was fervently desirous of becoming acquainted with Nature.

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I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens.

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How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a dozen large books?

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But hopes are Shy Birds flying at a great distance seldom reached by the best of Guns.

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Duruing all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her walks.

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