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Man wants but little, nor that little long;
How soon must he resign his very dust,
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Man wants but little, nor that little long;
How soon must he resign his very dust,
Which frugal nature lent him for an hour!
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
Every wish
Is like a prayer--with God.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
And the evil wish is most evil to the wisher.
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.
Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.
Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.
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.
