Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-09-14
THE WANTS OF MAN.


Man wants but little here below
A0r wants that little long,
lis not with ME- exactly So
But us so in the song
MY wants are many, and if told
W9uld number mauv q score.
And were each wish mint ef rgId
s1lA should long tor more.
What first want Is daily bread
And eanvass-baehs and wine.
ant Al the realms OF nature spread
Before when dine
-Four COURSES seareeIv can uryFTt5a
NY appetite TO gueM
with many cooks from France beside
Le dress my dinner well
And then want a mansion fair.
4 dwelling-house IN style.
toBr stories high fog wholesome air
massive marble pile;
Win Balls TOR oiAnqueus and for balls,
Al furnished rich and fine.
Win stabbed studs In ifty stalls,
And cellars for my wine.
want steward. butler. cooks.
eoaehman. HOFFMAN greous
A hbrary OF well bound books
And picture raruisIed rooms
C0rregios AsIgtiaIeu and Might
The MaEron or the Chair:
Gti1si9's feet eoursers IN their flight.
And Claades at least a pair.
L want a cabinet profirse
OT medals. COINS and gems:
L prlntlHg-pre for private use.
OF nifty Thousand EMS
And plants, and minerals and shells
worms, insects. fishes. birds
And every beast on earth that dwelIs
IN solitude OF herds.
want a board Of FURNISHED plate.
OF silver and Of geld
IuEeens OF twenty pounds IN weight
W IEh sculpture richest mould.
Pllreaus, with chandeliers and lamps
Plates. dishes all the same:
And porcelain vases with the stamps
VI SSFrSS, A1G0nIeme.
And naples Of fair glossy stain
Must form MY chamber doors.
An,l carpets OF the Wilton grain
Must cover al nv floors:
My walls. with Tapestry bedeeked .
Must never be Gutd0ne-
ALL daHlassz curtains musH protect
Their eolors from the sEIIi.
want-who does net wan1-a wife
Afeetionate and fair
To solace all the woes of Life
And al its joys to share
Or temper sweet. OF Welding will
OF firm yet placid mind:
With al nay EfIIIts TO love ult. still
With sentiment refined
And AZ Times ear fneessant runs.
And fortune ills my store
want. OF daughters anG OF sons.
From eight to half q score.
Wan1 (Alas! can m0r-aIs dare
Sfen bliss on earth TO crave p
That al the girls be ehaste and fiIir-
The boys all wise and brave.
want kind and tender heart
For others wants to feel
4 soul secure from Fortunes dart
And bGsOm armed with steel
To bear divine chas1isementas ru,f
and mIuGtIng IN my plan
submission TO the VIII OF God
With charity 10 man.
want a keen observing eve.
An overwhelming ear:
The truth through all disguise to sTJT
And WISafOmfg vUIgq To hear
tongue 10 speak at virtues need
In Heavens sublimesI strain
And lips, the cause Of MAN 10 plead
And never plead In vain
want the seals Of power and place
The enEirns Of command:
Charged by the Peoples unbuugh5 grace
To rule my native land
Nor crown nor scepter would I ask
But, rom my e0uuErY.s viii.
BY day, oY night, to ply the task
Her cup Of bliss to ill
want the voice Of honest praise
To follow behind.
And To the Thought. IN future d.tEs
The friend OF human kind;
That after ages, as they rise,
kZui1lng may proclaim
In choral union To the skies.
Their blessings my name.
These are the wants of mortal man
cannot want them long
For Life ibaelf Is but q span
And earthly bliss song.
Ny Last great want. absorbing all
Il WHEN hepeaEt rhe sod
AMI Summ0Hd I'd nv 1Ilai cal,
The mercy Of my God