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 Every wish
 Is like a prayer--with God.  
 Every wish
 Is like a prayer--with God. 
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
 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. 
 Man wants but little here below,
 Nor wants that little long.  
 Man wants but little here below,
 Nor wants that little long. 
 We cannot wish for that we know not.
 [Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.]  
 We cannot wish for that we know not.
 [Fr., On ne peut desirer ce qu'on ne connait pas.] 
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. 
 You have wished it so, you have wished it so, George Dandin, you 
have wished it so.
 [Fr., read more 
 You have wished it so, you have wished it so, George Dandin, you 
have wished it so.
 [Fr., Vous l'avez voulu, vous l'avez voulu, George Dandin, vous 
l'avez voulu.] 
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.
When you love someone, all your saved-up wishes start coming out.