,EYES & ,NO ,EYES 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS 

,TEXT 3 

,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS1 :O SO DE>LY LOVES TO BE DESCRIB$ 9 NEWSPAP]S & 
D\BLE-CR[N BILLS AS 0! POET & ,SOCIALI/10 DELIV]$ A *>ACT]I/IC LECTURE 
ON ,MONDAY EV5+1 BE=E ! ,HORNSEY ,Y\NG ,M5'S ,SOCIETY1 AT ! ,P>K ,*APEL 
,LECTURE-HALL1 ,CR\*-,5D4 ,A YE> AGO HE PROMIS$ ! SOCIETY A LECTURE1 BUT AT ! 
TIME C\LD NOT P]SONALLY DELIV] IT1 & S5T ! MANUSCRIPT TO BE READ BY A 
FRI5D1 :O WAS A MEMB] ( ! SOCIETY & A GOOD ELOCUTIONI/4 ,BUT ON ,MONDAY 
EV5+1 ! ECC5TRIC TEA*] ( E?ICS PRES5T$ HIMSELF1 & LECTUR$ ON  
0,EYES & ,NO ,EYES40  

,! ,REV4 ,A,L,F,R,$ ,R,[,L,&1 ,L,L4,B41 ,B4,A41 9 9TRODUC+ ,MR4  ,MORRIS1 DWELT AT SOME 
L5G? UPON ! 9FLU5CE ( POETS & GREAT ?9K]S UPON ! NATIONAL M9D1 
& URG$ BIS HE>]S TO READ POETRY C>EFULLY1 ESPECIALLY ,VIRGIL & ,HOM] ( 
ANTIQUITY1 &1 AMONG ! MOD]NS1 ,MR4 ,WILLIAM ,MORRIS4 7,HE>1 HE>47  

,MR4 ,MORRIS1 :O HAD A W>M RECEPTION EV5 FROM ?OSE :O W]E NOT PREP>$ 
TO ADOPT ALL BIS VIEWS1 SPOKE = UPW>DS ( AN H\R 9 A  CONV]SATIONAL TONE1 
HIS PECULI>LY BRILLIANT EYE1 GREAT %AGGY HEAD1 & POT5T 9DEX F+] 
EMPHASIZ+ ) UNCONSCI\S GRACE & ALMO/ AUTOMATIC REGUL>ITY ! 
SUCCESSIVE /EPS 9 ! DEVELOPM5T ( HIS !SIS4 ,FROM TIME TO TIME A DRY  
0ASIDE0 BR\<T A SMILE TO ! FACES ( HIS AUDITORS1 BUT ?IS DID NOT SEEM TO GIVE 
HIM ANY SPECIAL SATISFACTION4 ,HE W5T /EADILY =W>D T[>DS :AT BE CALLS 
0TRU?10 )\T REG>D TO 9T]RUPTIONS FRI5DLY OR UNFRI5DLY4  

,TO BEG9 ) HE TOOK A TEXT FROM ! GOSPEL ACCORD+ TO HIMSELF1 0,:AT GIVES 
ME PLEASURE ,I LOVE1 & :AT GIVES ME PA9 ,I HATE40 ,HE W5T ON TO SAY ?AT 
PLEASURE WAS BR\<T TO HIS M9D BY ! M$IA ( ! S5SES2 ( ALL ! S5SES 
! EYE WAS PREEM95TLY ! ONE :I* SUPPLI$ ! MO/ FREQU5T OPPORTUNITY 
( PLEASURE4 ,! EYE CONNECT$ \R PLEASURE ) \R 9TELLECT2 9 O!R WORDS1 
! 9TELLECTUAL PLEASURES W]E MO/LY F$ BY ?O EYE4 ,?IS ORGAN HAD TWO 
FUNCTIONS TO P]=M1 ! FIR/ /RICTLY UTILIT>IAN1 ! O!R PLEASURABLE4 
,ITS PLEASURABLE FUNCTION WAS ! ONE HE WI%$ TO CONSID]4 ,IF PEOPLE WI%$ TO 
LIVE HAPPILY1 !Y \<T TO WAT* V]Y C>EFULLY ! RELATIONS !Y SU/A9$ 
TO ! WOND]FUL S5SE ( SI<T1 & :AT IT DID = US 9 !SE MOD]N & 
CIVILIZ$ TIMES4 ,NOT ONLY WAS SI<T 9TIMATELY CONNECT$ ) 9TELLECTUAL 
PLEASURES2 BUT TO HIM IT WAS ( ! ALL S5SES ! ONE ?AT GAVE HIM ?O MO/ 
PLEASURE & ALSO ! MO/ PA94  

,! EYE REVEAL$ ! PLEASURES ( CIVILIZATION4 ,H[ NUM]\S !SE W]E6 ,H[ 
VA/ ITS ADVANTAGES6 ,IF ONE WI%$ TO MAKE A J\RNEY1 !Y C\LD DO SO N[ ) 
GREAT] EASE & SPE$ ?AN =M]LY4  ,BUT EV5 ?IS ADVANTAGE HAD ITS 
DISADVANTAGE CONCURR5T4 ,= RAILWAYS W]E SOMETIMES 9CONV5I5T4 ESPECIALLY 
:5 !Y TOOK ONE :]E ONE DID NOT WANT GO4 7,PRESUMABLY A REF]5CE TO HIS 
[N DIFFICULTY 9 F9D+ ,CR\*-5D47 ,! ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH WAS CONV5I5T1 
ONLY SOMETIMES IT HAD AN AWKW>D SIDE1 AS :5 A MAN RECEIV$ A MESSAGE :I* 
HO W\LD MO/ RA!R BE )\T4 7,LAU<T]47 ,! HEAVY FRO/ /OOD ON ! SAME 
FOOT+4 ,AT ,HAMM]SMI?1 :]E HE LIV$1 !RE W]E TWELVE DELIV]IES DAILY4 
,DUR+ ! ,JUBILEE BE TRI$ TO />T A MOVEM5T TO R$UCE !M TO ONE1 BUT HE 
DID NOT SUCCE$4  ,ANY?+ ?AT PEOPLE WANT$ N[-A-DAYS !Y C\LD GET FROM 
CIVILIZATION IF !Y HAD MONEY2 OR IF !Y C\LD NOT GET :AT !Y WANT$ !Y 
C\LD GET A MAKE%IFT4  ,SOME ( !SE MAKE%IFTS W]E SO SUCCESSFUL ?AT !Y 
C\LD BE ALMO/ GOT = NO?+2 & HE WOND]$ ?AT !RE W]E ANY POOR 
PEOPLE LEFT SEE+ ?AT !SE ?+S W]E SO *EAP4 ,HE C\LD ONLY CONCLUDE ?AT 
IF PEOPLE W]E SO POOR N[ ?+S >E SO *EAP1 !Y MU/ BE WORSE (F ?AN 
!Y W]E :5 ?+S W]E DE>4 ,?IS WAS 9DE$ ! FACT4 ,CIVILIZATION T5D$ 
TO SAVE TR\BLE4 ,IT HAD SAV$ TR\BLE 9 WALK+1 M[+1 SAIL+1 @&C4 ,HE 
W\LD NOT BE SURPRIS$1 BY-&-BY1 IF SOMEONE 9V5T$ A MA*9E TO SAVE US 
! TR\BLE ( EAT+4  7,LAU<T]47 ,!RE WAS ALSO A T5D5CY T[>DS SAV+ 
! TR\BLE ( SEE+1 & 9 C\RSE ( TIME1 IF ?IS SORT ( ?+ W5T ON1 
PEOPLE W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO SEE ANY?+ ALL4  

,IF CIVILIZATION HAD GIV5 !M A NUMB] ( CONV5I5CES IT 
HAD ALSO DEPRIV$ !M O6 A VA/ NUMB] ( PLEASURES4 ,9 PO9T ( FACT 
CIVILIZATION SUB/ITUT$ CONV5I5CES = PLEASURES4 ,! B>B>IAN HAD BUT ONE 
WI%1 TO BE HAPPY4 ,! CIVILIZ$ P]SON ONLY WI%$ TO SAVE TR\BLE1 NOT LIVE1 
AS HE WAS AB\T TO SAY4 LIKE A VEGETABLE1 BECAUSE A VEGETABLE WAS ORNAM5TAL1 
BUT LIKE A MA*9E4 ,PUT A CIVILIZ$ MAN 9TO A GROOVE & LET HIM RUN 9 IT1 
& HE W\LD BE CONT5T4 ,!RE=E1 HE 7! LECTUR]7 DESIR$ TO IMPRESS UPON 
HIS HE>]S ! GREAT FACT ?AT !IR S5SE ( SI<T W\LD DULL$ IF !Y DID 
NOT TAKE ! TR\BLE TO SEE1 & W\LD ULTIMATELY DISAPPE> ALTOGE!R4 ,BUT 
EV5 IF IT DID DISAPPE>1 HE C\LD NOT BELP ?9K+ ?AT AL?\< !Y MI<T 
!REBY LOSE ?O LA/ REMNANT ( PLEASURE1 !Y W\LD ALSO BE SP>$ A GREAT 
DEAL ( PA94 ,MOD]N SOCIETY1 9 ITS ME*ANICAL LIFE1 9/9CTIVELY FELT ?AT 
IT DID NOT WANT SI<T2 IT W\LD RA!R BE )\T SI<T4 ,IF !Y ASK$ HIM :Y1 
HE W\LD ANSW]1 0,BECAUSE :]EAS ONCE UPON A TIME ! PLEASURE ( ! EYES WAS 
CONSID]$ BY EV]YONE1 N[ IT WAS ALMO/ :OLLY NEGLECT$40 ,N[ADAYS PEOPLE 
DID NOT WANT TO TAKE PLEASURE ) !IR EYES2 & IF !Y W]E TO GO ON 9 A 
LOGICAL DEVELOPM5T FROM ! PLACE :]E !Y W]E N[1 !Y W\LD CEASE TO 
LEAD ! LIFE ( M51 & W\LD BEG9 TO LEAD ! LIFE ( A MA*9E4 ,?IS SAD 
RESULT HE DEV\TLY HOP$ W\LD CUT ACROSS ?AT CURI\S ?+ :I* SOME PEOPLE 
CALL$ *ANCE1 & O!RS BUT ! HI/ORICAL DEVELOPM5T ( ?+S4  

,MR4 ,MORRIS W5T ON TO CONTRA/ ! /ATE ( ?+S ) REG>D TO ! PLEASURES 
( ! EYE 9 M$IEVAL AGES ) ! PRES5T DAY4 ,! IDEA ( PLEAS+ ?O EYE 
ORIG9AT$ ?\S&S ( YE>S AGO1 :5 IT BECAME ! CU/OM ( PEOPLE TO 
ORNAM5T & MAKE BEAUTIFUL ! ORD9>Y TOOLS1 DRESSES1 & O!R >TICLES ( 
DAILY USE4  ,NOT ONLY WAS A ?+ MADE = UTILIT>IAN PURPOSES1 BUT IT ALSO 
S]V$ AS AN ORNAM5T4 ,:5 ! NATIONS CAME UND] ! DOM9ATION ( ANCI5T 
,GREECE1 AL?\< !IR CIVILIZATION HAD GREAT DISADVANTAGES -- ! WORK+ 
CLASSES1 = 9/ANCE1 BE+ 9 A /ATE ( DEGRADATION -- !Y DID V]Y 
S]I\SLY CONSID] ! PLEASURES ( ! EYE4  ,! CITIES W]E MADE BEAUTIFUL BY 
! PEOPLE1 & ! REAL REASON ( ?IS WAS ?AT ! CITIES =M$ ! REAL 
OBJECTS ( ! WOR%IP ( ! PEOPLE4 ,AFT] DWELL+ UPON ! >*ITECTURE ( 
,GREECE & ,ROME1 AUD ! SUCCE$+ ]A1 DUR+ :I* P]IOD ! PEOPLE ALL 
WORK$ = !MSELVES1 9ASMU* AS :AT !Y DID WAS PUBLIC PROP]TY1  
,MR4  ,MORRIS CONTRA/$ ?OSE TIMES ) ! MOD]N DATE4 

,9 MOD]N SOCIETY1 HE 
CONT5D$1 EV]Y >TICLE ?AT WAS MADE WAS MADE UGLY1 UNLESS !RE WAS SOME 
DEF9ITE 9T5TION ( MAK+ IT BEAUTIFUL1 :51 AS A RULE1 IT WAS MADE UGLI] 
?AN EV]4 7,LAU<T]47 ,HE CRITICIZ$ ! MOD]N ME?OD ( MANUFACTURE1 9 :I* 
A WORK ( >T WAS MADE BY A NUMB] ( M51 EA* TAK+ SEP>ATE P>TS 9 ITS 
CON/RUCTION1 EA* C>+ NO?+ AB\T ! O!R OR AB\T ! WORK1 & ONLY 
WORK+ HIMSELF = FE> ( />VATION4 7,HE>1 HE>47 ,IF PEOPLE ?\<T ! 
PRES5T C5TURY WAS NOT UGLI] ?AN ITS PR$ECESSORS1 LET !M GO TO ! SWAMPY 
DUNG HEAPS ( ,MAN*E/] OR ,LIV]POOL1 OR ANY O!R GREAT MANUFACTUR+ C5T]4 
,!RE !Y W\LD SEE 5\< UGL9ESS4 ,9 OLD5 TIMES1 ! UGL9ESS ( RU9$ 
T[NS WAS CAUS$ BY W>4 ,9 MOD]N TIMES1 ! UGL9ESS ( T[NS WAS CAUS$ BY 
! W> ( CLASSES4 ,ALL ! PRES5T MIS]Y & UGL9ESS C\LD ONLY BE *ANG$ :5 
!RE HAD BE5 ORGANIZ$ A /ATE ( SOCIETY 9 :I* ALL W]E AT PEACE4 
7,APPLAUSE47   

,A VOTE ( ?ANKS WAS AW>D$ ,MR4 ,MORRIS = HIS 0*>ACT]I/IC 
TALK40  

     
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      ,EYES & ,NO ,EYES 7AS REPORT$ BY ! ,ISL+TON ,GAZETTE 
     
     
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