And where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds came to listen with serious and sympathetic mien.
Edward CarpenterWhen 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 CarpenterWe lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day.
Edward CarpenterLet your mind be quiet, realizing the beauty of the world, and the immense boundless treasures that it holds.
Edward Carpenter