 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. Plain food is quite enough for me; Three courses are...  The Ashlar - Page 136publié par - 1860Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1862 - 914 pages
...better of its kind than the ode to " Contentment ?" " Little I ask; my wants arc 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 an one, In yonder street that fronts the sun." The many national and patriotic songs offer a most fruitful... | |
 | 1897 - 404 pages
...Contentment. " Man wants but little here below." Little I ask; my wants are few; I only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That...Thank Heaven for three. Amen! I always thought cold victual nice; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land; — Give me a mortgage... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 pages
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wants but little here below." LITTLE I ask ; my wants are few ; I only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That...Thank Heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land ; — Give me a... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wants but little here below." 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 band is such a one, In yonder street that fronts tbe sun. Plain food is quite enougb for me ; Three... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 326 pages
...CONTENTMENT. "Man wants but little here below." LITTLE I ask ; my wants are few ; I only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That...Thank Heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land ; — Give me a... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1863 - 666 pages
...I have not many wants now." And Sir Lionel did look very good humoured and pleasant as he spoke. § Plain food is quite enough for me ; Three courses...Thank Heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice ;— My choice would be vanilla-ice. « * * « * Eustace Conyers,p«s«'nt. Jewels are... | |
 | James Thomas Fields - 1864 - 458 pages
...WENDELL HOLMES. " Han wants bat little hen below." T ITTLE I ask ; my wants are few ; IAI only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That...can subsist on three, Thank Heaven for three. Amen I I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or... | |
 | 1867 - 530 pages
...Quarterly Review. ' Man wants but little here below.' ' LITTLE I ask ; my wants are few ; I only wish a hut of stone (A very plain brown stone will do) That I...Heaven for three — Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice, — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land ; Give me a mortgage... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1868 - 434 pages
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wanti bat little here below." LITTLK I ask ; my wants are few ; I only wiih a hut of itooe, (A very plain brown stone will do,) . That I may call...can subsist on three, Thank Heaven for three. Amen I I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would bo vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or... | |
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