What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.

What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.

What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows,
Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.

What folly can be ranker. Like our shadows,
Our wishes lengthen as our sun declines.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

Thy wish was father, Harry, to that thought.

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

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

Wishers and woulders be small householders.

Wishers and woulders be small householders.

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He that humbleth himself wishes to be exalted

He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back,
And says he called another; that arrives,
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He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back,
And says he called another; that arrives,
Meets the same welcome; yet he still calls on;
Till one calls him, who varies not his call,
But holds him fast, in chains of darkness bound,
Till Nature dies, and judgment sets him free;
A freedom far less welcome than this chain.

Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious and free,
First flower of the earth, and first gem read more

Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious and free,
First flower of the earth, and first gem of the sea.

I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved read more

I wanted to be a cattle rancher when I was young, because it was what I knew and I loved it.rn