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I wish they would only take me as I am.
I wish they would only take me as I am.
Little I ask; my wants are few;
I only wish a hut of stone
(A very plain read more
Little I ask; my wants are few;
I only wish a hut of stone
(A very plain brown stone will do),
That I may call my own;
And close at hand is such a one
In yonder street that fronts the sun.
May you have love that never ends, lots of money and lots of friends. Health be yours, whatever you do read more
May you have love that never ends, lots of money and lots of friends. Health be yours, whatever you do and may God send many blessings to you.
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,
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can read more
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained
With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.
With all thy sober charms possest,
Whose wishes never learnt to stray.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.
A goal without a plan is just a wish.