Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenter
Edward Carpenterwas an English socialist poet, philosopher, anthologist, and early LGBT activist...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth29 August 1844
backing choice decide hundred picked
Making a choice is like backing a horse-in a hundred years, they may decide you picked wrongly.
couple garden eden
Remember, the serpent is still living in the Garden of Eden. Only the heterosexual couple was expelled.
horse years choices
Making a choice is like backing a horse - in a hundred years, they may decide you picked wrongly.
dream father land
IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.
examination doe originality
Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.
rude mind details
With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.
building cast contribute earth kingdom links love onward surely towards
For so, surely you will cast a light of gladness upon his onward journey, and contribute your part towards the building of that kingdom of love which links our earth to heaven.
conscious few grave placed possible present shall though
I should like these few words to be read over the grave when my body is placed in the earth; for though it is possible I may be present and conscious of what is going on, I shall not be able to communicate.