San Andreas independent., 1858-02-20
THE WANTS OF MAN.
By JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
Man wants but little here below.
Nor wants that little long.~-Goldsmit

" Man wants but little here below.
Nor wants that little long.r-Goldsmith.
" Man wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little long,
'Tis not with NE exactly So
But It's so in the song
MY wants are many, and If told
Would muster many score;
And We're each wish mint of gold,
still should long for more.
What first want is daily bread.
And canvass-backs and wine;
And all the realms of nature spread
Before me when dine.
-Four courses scarcely can provide
My appetite to quell,
With four choice cooks from France beside
To dress my dinner well.
What next want, at heavy cost
Is elegant attire;
Black sable furs for winters frost,
And silks for summers fire.
And Cashmere shawls and Brussels lace
My bosom's front to deck
And diamond rings my hands to grace;
And rubies for my neck.
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And then want mansion fair,
A dwelling-house in style,
-Four stories high for wholesome air,
A massive marble pile:
With halls for banquet and for balls
All furnished rich and fine;
18th stabbed studs in fifty stalls
Aud cellars for my wine =
want garden and park
My dwelling to surround,
A thousand acres, (bless the mark.)
With walls encompassd round,
Where focks may range and herds may low,
And kids and lambkins play
And flowers and fruits commingl'd grow
All Eden to display.
want, when summers foliage falls,
And autumn strips the trees,
A house within the city's walls
For comfort and for ease
But here, as space is somewhat scant,
And acres rather rare
My house in town | only want
To occupy--a square
i want steward, butler. cooks,
coachman, footman, grooms;
A library of well-bound books,
And picture -garnished rooms,
Corregios Magdalen, and Night,
The Matron of the chair:
Guido's fleet coursers in their flight
And Claudes at least pair
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Ay! and to stamp my form and face
Upon the solid rock,
| want, their lineaments to trace,
Carraras milk-white block
And let the chisel's art sublime,
BY Greenough's hand display
Through all the range of future time
My features to the day.
want cabinet profnse
Of medals, coins and gems:
printingpr press for private use
Of fifty thousand s'EMs:"
And plants and minerals and shells,
Worms, insects, fishes, birds;
And every beast on earth that dwels,
In solitude or herds.
want board of burnish'd plate
OF silver and Of gold,
Iureens of twenty pounds in weight
With sculptures richest mould,
Plateaus, with chandeliers and lamps,
Plates, dishes all the same:
And porcelain vases with the stamps
OfSevreS and Angouleme.
And naples of fair glossy stain
Must form my chamber doors,
And carpets of the Wilton grain
Must cover all my floors
My walls with tapestry bedeck'd
Must never be outdone
And damask curtains must protect
Their colors from the sun.
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And mirrors of the largest pane
From Venice must be brought:
And sandal-wood and bamboo cane
For chairs and tables bought;
On all the mautel-pieces, clocks
vi thrlce-gilt bronze must stand,
And screens of ebony and box
Invite the strangers hand.
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want--[who does not want Ia WIFE
Affectionate and fair;
To solace all the woes of life
And all its joys to share
VI temper sweet--of yielding will,
OF firm yet placid mind
With all my faults to love me still,
With sentiments refin'd
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And as Times car incessant runs
And fortune fills my store;
want of daughters and of sons
From eight to half a score
want alas can mortal dare
Such bliss on earth to crayes1
That all the girls be chaste and fair
The boys all wise and brave
And when my bosoms darling sings
With melody divine,
pedal harp of many strings
Must with her voice combine
piano, exqusitely wrought
Must open stand, apart
That all my daughters may be taught,
To win the strangers heart.
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My wife and daughters will desire
Refreshment from perfumes,
Cosmetics for the skin require
And artificial blooms.
The Clvet fragrance shall dispense
And TREASURED sweets return,
Cologne revive the tagging sense
And smoking amber burn.
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And when, at night, my weary head
Begins to droop and Dose
southern chamber holds my bed
For Natures soft repose:
With blankets, counterpanes. and sheet,
Mattress and bed of down,
And comfortables for nv feet
And pillows for my crown.
XVIII
want warm and faithful friend
To cheer the adverse hour:
Who ne'er to flatter will descend
Nor bend the knee to power
friend to chide me when I'm wrong.
My ininost soul to see
And that my friendship prove as strong
For him, as his for me.
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/ want a kind and tender heart.
For others wants to feel:
A soul secure from Fortunes dart
And bosom arm'd with steel
To bear Divine chastsement's rod
And mingling in my plan,
Submission to the will of God
W ltil Chafity 10 Man.
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want keen, observing eye,
An eyer-iistening ear,
The truth through all disguise to spy,
And wisdom's voice to hear;
A tongue to speak at virtues need
In Heavens sublimest strain
And lips, the cause of Man to plead,
And never plead in vain
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want uninterrupted health
Throughout my long career:
And streams of never-failing wealth
To scatter far and near
The destitute to clothe and feed,
Free bounty to bestow,
Supply the hopeless orphans need,
And sooth the widows woe.
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want the genius to conceive,
The talents to unfold
Designs the vicious to retrieve,
The virtuous to uphold.
Inventive power, combining skill;
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