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... Songs in Many Keys - Стр. 158авторы: Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - Страниц: 308Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
| Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight - 1862 - Страниц: 914
...there anything 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...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 - Страниц: 404
...American Literature. 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...victual nice; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land; — Give me a mortgage here and there, — Some good bank-stock,... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - Страниц: 430
...of my maturity. 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...victual nice ; — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land ; — Give me a mortgage here and there, — Some good bank-stock,... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - Страниц: 420
...of my maturity. 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... | |
| Allyn Weston, Charles Scott - 1860 - Страниц: 642
...W. HULMKS. " Man icon** but little here Mew." Little I ask ; my wants arc few ; I mily wish a house of stone, (A very plain brown stone will do,) That...Thank heaven for three. Amen ! I always thought cold victuals nice — My choice would be vanilla ice. I care not much for gold or land ; Give me a mortgage... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1863 - Страниц: 666
...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...victual nice ;— My choice would be vanilla-ice. « * * « * Eustace Conyers,p«s«'nt. Jewels are baubles ; 'tis a sia To care for such unfruitful... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1863 - Страниц: 672
...Three courses are as good as tcu; If Nature can subsist on three, Plain food is quite enough for me; Thank Heaven for three. Amen! I always thought cold victual nice;— My choice would be vanilla-ice. • * * * * Eustace Conyers, pastim. t Past and Present, book ii. ch. iv.; book iii. ch. viii. j Wordsworth,... | |
| James Thomas Fields - 1864 - Страниц: 458
...BY OLIVER 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...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 - Страниц: 532
...point.' — 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...victual nice, — My choice would be vanilla-ice. I care not much for gold or land ; Give me a mortgage here and there, | Some good bank-stock, some... | |
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