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He is compelled to pretend happiness in his work, so that the beauty produced by man's hand, which was once a solace to his labour, has now become an extra burden to him, and ornament is now but one of the follies of useless toil, and perhaps not the least irksome of its fetters. HE IS COMPELLED TO PRETEND HAPPINESS IN HIS WORK SO THAT THE BEAUTY PRODUCED BY MAN'S HAND WHICH WAS ONCE A SOLACE TO HIS LABOUR HAS NOW BECOME AN EXTRA BURDEN TO HIM AND ORNAMENT IS NOW BUT ONE OF THE FOLLIES OF USELESS TOIL AND PERHAPS NOT THE LEAST IRKSOME OF ITS FETTERS
ll the rise of the present capitalistic system, it was alive, and generally flourished. While it lasted, everything that was made by man was adorned by man, just as everything made by Nature is adorned by her. The craftsman, as he fashioned the thing he had under his hand, ornamented it so naturally and so entirely without conscious effort, that it is often difficult to distinguish where the mere utilitarian part of his work ended and the ornamental began. Now the origin of this art was the necessity that the workman felt for variety in his work, and though the beauty produced by this desire was a great gift to the world, yet the obtaining variety and pleasure in the work by the workman was a matter of more importance still, for it stamped all labour with the impress of pleasure. All this has now quite disappeared from the work of civilization. If you wish to have ornament, you must pay specially for it, and the workman is compelled to produce ornament, as he is to produce other wares. TEST WITH NATURE TILL THE RISE OF THE PRESENT CAPITALISTIC SYSTEM IT WAS ALIVE AND GENERALLY FLOURISHED WHILE IT LASTED EVERYTHING THAT WAS MADE BY MAN WAS ADORNED BY MAN JUST AS EVERYTHING MADE BY NATURE IS ADORNED BY HER THE CRAFTSMAN AS HE FASHIONED THE THING HE HAD UNDER HIS HAND ORNAMENTED IT SO NATURALLY AND SO ENTIRELY WITHOUT CONSCIOUS EFFORT THAT IT IS OFTEN DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH WHERE THE MERE UTILITARIAN PART OF HIS WORK ENDED AND THE ORNAMENTAL BEGAN NOW THE ORIGIN OF THIS ART WAS THE NECESSITY THAT THE WORKMAN FELT FOR VARIETY IN HIS WORK AND THOUGH THE BEAUTY PRODUCED BY THIS DESIRE WAS A GREAT GIFT TO THE WORLD YET THE OBTAINING VARIETY AND PLEASURE IN THE WORK BY THE WORKMAN WAS A MATTER OF MORE IMPORTANCE STILL FOR IT STAMPED ALL LABOUR WITH THE IMPRESS OF PLEASURE ALL THIS HAS NOW QUITE DISAPPEARED FROM THE WORK OF CIVILIZATION IF YOU WISH TO HAVE ORNAMENT YOU MUST PAY SPECIALLY FOR IT AND THE WORKMAN IS COMPELLED TO PRODUCE ORNAMENT AS HE IS TO PRODUCE OTHER WARES
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