When he was twenty-three or twenty-four my father began to learn German and read philosophy in his spare hours, which did not look as though he were destined to remain long on board ship!
Edward CarpenterMy ideas had been taking a socialistic shape for many years; but they were lacking in definite outline.
Edward CarpenterAnd where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds came to listen with serious and sympathetic mien.
Edward Carpenter