The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-09-03
Ny wife and daughters will desire

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r Refreshment from perfumes,
Cosmetics for the skin require,
And artificial blooms. raa
The Ciyet fragrance shall dispense,
l And treasured sweets return:
Cologne revive the tagging sense,
And smoking ember burn. r5
And when, at night, my weary head
, Begins to droop and dozs,
southern chamber hold my bed,
r For natures soft repose le .-..
With blankets counterpanes and sheet,
Mattrass and bed of down, rr H.
And comfortables for my feet,
a And pillows for my crown. a5la
I want warm and faithful friend
To cheer the adverse hour: n. NJ a
Who ne'er to hatter viii descend, g
Nor bend the knee to power
A friend to chide mewhen I'm wrong,
My inmoSt soul TO sees s.lgaN H8
And that my friendship proves as strons
u For him, as his for me. ,,.-efr..a
. | want a kind and tender heart, .,.s-
sf For others wants to feel;e gs.r hrag
/ "A soul secure from Fortunes dart, asl
And bosom arm'd with steel. 3o,f
To bear divine chastisments rod, nsl7
And minglmg in my plan, ~ ir.aHe
Submission to the will OF God, p,aG. ,l.
d With charity to Man. e5. >. 4. lraf.
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| want keen observing eye;l .il ta isi. tt.
An even. listening ear, saeta ga al,
The truth through all disguise to spy;
And wisdom's voice to hear: gn g.,T
A tongue to speak atvirtue's need, ma
In Heavens sublimest strain; ssjti
And lips the cause of Man to plead,
And never plead in vain. aHa.
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l want uninterrupted health r..
Throughout my long career j. gIsgi.
And streams of never falling wealth,
To scatter far and near; s,e "a 7agW.
The destitute to clothe and feed, ,oi.
Free bounty to bestow: .r, ra....g.
Supply the helpless orphans need, !,
And sooth the widow's,woe. liaree
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Iwant the genius to conceive,
The talents to unfold .... ...-r T..F.
Designs, the vicious, to retrieve taal
The Tirtuous to uphold. ae ..r-.
Inventive power, combining skill;
A persevering soul, q a. .lgq.F y.grr
OF human hearts to mould the will,
And reach from pole to pole, l,. ga6y
| want the seals of power and place,
The ensigns of command; .-.a e.l,go
Charged by the peoples unbought grace
..r, To rule my native land-7lepE j; ,rea.
Nor crown, nor sceptreIwould | ask, gH!
.r But from my country's will, ,,F. sd ar
BY day, by night, to ply Che task ,lfsg
Her cup of bliss to fill, :, rt egaGibgs9
l want the voice of honest praise ~,
TO follow me behind; J..
And to be thought, in future days,
The friend of human kind
That after ages, as they rise, 5dT
Exulting may proclaim, .s.5II sHr
In choral union to the skies, ..a.,bE ae
Their blessings on my name. .r.FI
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These are the wants of mortal Man, ,5ybE
l cannot want them long---a n auaa
For life itself is but span, ,.d Ia .aaais
And earthly bliss song. .6ia7Y{l RS
My last great want, absorbing all, g 10
Is, when beneath the sod, i{ .fR a7i
And summon'd to my final call ;aFa aa ii
The mercy Of ny God, aamss,u'r ai
a saj 9H3g Jf gng0g aa gIslt
And oh while circlestinmy veins % 7gl
OF life the purple stream; ada yd gga
And yet a fragment small remains .au
9H Ofnature's transientdream;i dr-~ 8s
My soul, in humble hope unscar'd, ,oa ryi
], Forget not thou tojpray,aa sjd 31u7a
That thlsthy acaa may be prepared zaHia
muIo meet tie JSulgoaent Dayad .miilag9
I4th June, 1910. sauh@aida