If Only The Bird With

How Could I Make A Little Book, When I Have Seen Enough To Make A Dozen Large Books?

Because My Father Was Often Absent On Naval Duty, My Mother Suffered Me To Do Much As I Pleased

During All These Years There Existed Within Me A Tendency To Follow Nature In Her Walks.

To Have Been Torn From The Study Would Have Been As Death; My Time Was Entirely Occupied With Art.

I Cannot Help But Think A Curious Event Is This Life Of Mine