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I wish I knew the good of wishing.
I wish I knew the good of wishing.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
What most we wish, with ease we fancy near.
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
If a man could half his wishes he would double his Troubles.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Wishing, of all employments is the worst.
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can read more
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person's ultimate good as far as it can be obtained
My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
My wish isn't to mean everything to everyone but something to someone.
Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.
Some nights the sky wept stars that quickly floated and disappeared into the darkness before our wishes could meet them.
He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back,
And says he called another; that arrives,
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He calls his wish, it comes; he sends it back,
And says he called another; that arrives,
Meets the same welcome; yet he still calls on;
Till one calls him, who varies not his call,
But holds him fast, in chains of darkness bound,
Till Nature dies, and judgment sets him free;
A freedom far less welcome than this chain.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
Wishers and woulders be small householders.
