 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 Autocrat of the Breakfast-table - Σελίδα 313των Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1868 - 373 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1874 - 584 σελίδες
...CONTENTMENT. " Mau wants but little here belffw." 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...fronts the sun. Plain food is quite enough for me; Throe courses are as good as ten; — If Nature can subsist on three, Than k Heaven for three. Amen!... | |
 | 1875 - 432 σελίδες
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wants but little here below.*1 | ITTLE I ask; my wants are few; I only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That I may call...subsist on three, Thank Heaven for three. Amen. I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. 71 I care not much for gold... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1875 - 436 σελίδες
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wante bat little here below." ITTLE I ask ; my wants are few; I only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That I may call...good as ten ; — If Nature can subsist on three, I care not much for gold or land ; — Give me a mortgage here and there, — Some good hank-stock,... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 588 σελίδες
...are few; I only wish a hut of stone, (A eery plain brown stone will do,) That I may call my owu ; — And close at hand is such a one, In yonder street...subsist on three, 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... | |
 | George Manville Fenn - 1899 - 548 σελίδες
...will do) That 1 may call my o\vn ; And close at hand is such a ono, In yonder street that fronts tho sun. Plain food is quite enough for me; Three courses...subsist on three, 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... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1875 - 584 σελίδες
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wants but little here below." LITTLE I ask ; my wants are few ; I only wMi 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, lu yonder street that frouts the sun. Plain food is quite enough for me; Three eourses are as good... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 σελίδες
...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...subsist on three, Thank Heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - 628 σελίδες
...philosophy in his stanzas on Contentment, where, for instance, the professed Plain Liver declares, " Plain food is quite enough for me ; Three courses...subsist on three, Thank Heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. : It requires the candour of... | |
 | Charles Henry Jones - 1876 - 424 σελίδες
..." Man wants but little here below." T ITTLE 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 a one, In j onder street that fronts the sun. Plain food is quite enough for me ; Three courses are as good as... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 σελίδες
...CONTENTMENT. " Man wants but little here below." LITTLE I ask ; my wants are few ; 1 only wish a hut of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That I may call...subsist on three, Thank Heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or... | |
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