IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my lan… — Edward Carpenter

IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.

Edward CarpenterActivist · English · 1844 – 1929

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When a father gives to his son, both laugh; when a son gives to his father, both cry. — William Shakespeare
Love matches, so called, have illusion for their father and need for their mother. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Son, brother, father, lover, friend. There is room in the heart for all the affections, as there is room in heaven for all the stars. — Victor Hugo
We lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day. — Edward Carpenter
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome. — Edward Carpenter
Early in 1888 one or two of us got together to establish our own Sheffield Socialist Society. — Edward Carpenter