"I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more real than …"

"Once upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were – Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter."

"Don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor."

"This is a Tale about a tail — a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin."

"It is said that the effect of eating too much lettuce is "soporific." I have never felt sleepy after eating lettuces;…"

"Painting is an awkward thing to teach except the details of the medium. If you and your master are determined to look…"

"In general appearance the is an extremely large and powerful fellow, with a beautiful head and speaking countenance, …"

"Very few of the old s interfere with the duties of their assistants, but there be men who seem to think you have mere…"

"Three days at , and up anchor again; our next place of call being . Every one has heard of the , who tried to beat th…"

"When I was a little boy at school, floundering through Herodotus, and getting double doses of fum-fum daily for my An…"