On the 17th of May, the Delos put out to sea. I was immediately affected with sea-sickness, which, however, lasted but a short time. I remained on deck constantly, forcing myself to exercise.

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Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I...

Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I...

After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home...

After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a...

My drawings at first were made altogether in watercolors, but they wanted softness and a...

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a...

How could I make a little book, when I have seen enough to make a...

One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures......

One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures......

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

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

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and...

In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and...

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

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

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work...

I feel fully decided that we should all go to Europe together and to work...

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

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

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

To be a good draftsman was to me a blessing.

Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do...

Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do...

Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared...

Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared...

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely...

Would it be possible that I should not in any degree succeed? I can scarcely...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by...

A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by...

Mathematics was hard, dull work. Geography pleased me more. For dancing I was quite enthusiastic.

Mathematics was hard, dull work. Geography pleased me more. For dancing I was quite enthusiastic.

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am...

I can scarcely manage to scribble a tolerable English letter. I know that I am...

I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or...

I never for a day gave up listening to the songs of our birds, or...

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was...

To have been torn from the study would have been as death; my time was...

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

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