Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.

Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.

With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.

With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Wishing, of all employments is the worst.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

If I live to grow old, as I find I go down,
Let this be my fate in a read more

If I live to grow old, as I find I go down,
Let this be my fate in a country town;
May I have a warm house, with a stone at my gate,
And a cleanly young girl to rub my bald pate.
May I govern my passions with an absolute sway,
Grow wiser and better as my strength wears away,
Without gout or stone, by a gentle decay.
- Walter Pope, The Old Man's Wish,

I've often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house read more

I've often wished that I had clear,
For life, six hundred pounds a year,
A handsome house to lodge a friend,
A river at my garden's end,
A terrace walk, and half a rood
Of land, set out to plant a wood.