During All These Years There Existed Within

But The Moment A Bird Was Dead, No Matter How Beautiful It Had Been In Life, The Pleasure Of Possession Became Blunted For Me.

My Drawings At First Were Made Altogether In Watercolors, But They Wanted Softness And A Great Deal Of Finish.

[drawing Should Be] A Journey Of Pleasure. Each Step Must Present To The Travellers' View Objects That Are Eminently Interesting, Varied In Their Appearances, And Attracting To Such A Degree As To Excite In Each Individual Thus Happily Employed The Desire Of Knowing All Respecting All He Sees.

Almost Every Day, Instead Of Going To School When I Ought To Have Gone, I Usually Made For The Fields, Where I Spent The Day.

After All, I Long To Be In America Again, Nay, If I Can Go Home To Return No More To Europe, It Seems To Me That I Shall Ever Enjoy More Peace Of Mind, And Even Physical Comfort Than I Can Meet With In Any Portion Of The World Beside.