Folk say, a wizard to a northern king At Christmas-tide such wondrous things did show, That through one window men beheld the spring, And through ano… - William Morris

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Folk say, a wizard to a northern king At Christmas-tide such wondrous things did show, That through one window men beheld the spring, And through another saw the summer glow, And through a third the fruited vines a-row, While still, unheard, but in its wonted way, Piped the drear wind of that December day. So with this Earthly Paradise it is, If ye will read aright, and pardon me, Who strive to build a shadowy isle of bliss Midmost the beating of the steely sea, Where tossed about all hearts of men must be; Whose ravening monsters mighty men shall slay, Not the poor singer of an empty day.

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About William Morris

William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was a British textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement.

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Alternative Names: William M. Morris
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Ah, what shall we say then, but that earth threatened often Shall live on for ever that such things may be, That the dry seed shall quicken, the hard earth shall soften, And the spring-bearing birds flutter north o'er the sea, That earth's garden may bloom round my love's feet and me?

Ricchezza è quello che la Natura ci dà e quello che un uomo assennato può trarre dai suoi doni per farne un uso ragionevole. La luce del sole, l'aria fresca, l'incontaminato volto della Terra, e quanto abbisogni di cibo, vestiario e alloggio decenti; l'accumulo di conoscenze di ogni tipo, e il potere di diffonderle; i mezzi con cui gli uomini possono liberamente comunicare fra loro; le opere d'arte, la bellezza che l'uomo crea quanto è uomo nel senso più alto, animato da aspirazioni e premura per gli altri; tutte cose al servizio del piacere della gente, libere, degne di un uomo e incorrotte. Questa è la ricchezza.

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And there he saw a door within the wall, Well-hinged, close shut; nor was there in that place Another on its hinges, therefore he Stood there and pondered for a little space And thought: "Perchance some marvel I shall see, For surely here some dweller there must be, Because this door seems whole and new and sound, While nought but ruin I can see around".

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