Hunting, Fishing, Drawing, And Music Occupied My

If I Can Procure Three Hundred Good Substantial Names Of Persons, Or Bodies, Or Institutions, I Cannot Fail To Do Well For My Family, Although I Must Abandon My Life To Its Success, And Undergo Many Sad Perplexities And Perhaps Never See Again My Own Beloved America.

When The Bird And The Book Disagree, Believe The Bird.

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

But Hopes Are Shy Birds Flying At A Great Distance, Seldom Reached By The Best Of Guns.

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