The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage of by the capitalist, is obvious.
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IN April 1882 my father died; and I was at once whirled out of my land of dreams into a very different sphere.Edward Carpenter
I was in the Square at the time. The crowd was a most good-humoured, easy going, smiling crowd; but presently it was transformed. A regiment of mounted police came cantering up.
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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.
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With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome.
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Do not think too much of the dead husk of your friend, or mourn too much over it, but send your thoughts out towards the real soul or self which has escaped - to reach it.
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We lived within two hundred yards of the sea, and its voice was in our ears night and day.
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