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Read & copy the quotation
“Thus at last and by slow degrees we got pleasure into our work; then we became conscious of that pleasure, and cultivated it”
- Date
- 1890
- Local voice
- Fictional character · Old Hammond
Meaning of “Thus at last and by slow degrees we…”
The fictional speaker describes improvement as gradual: better workmanship leads to recognized pleasure, which is then deliberately cultivated rather than appearing instantly or automatically.
Where does it come from?
News from Nowhere, Old Hammond’s historical explanation of the utopian society; Project Gutenberg #3261. This is fictional dialogue, not a direct autobiographical maxim by Morris.
Why the local voice matters
Old Hammond gives the historical explanation inside News from Nowhere.
