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NEW ENGLAND FAR M E R 



OCT. 6, 1841. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



THE WANTS OF MAN. 



BT JOHN aUINCY ADAM8. 



'* Man want^ but little here ImIutt 

 Nor wanta that little long." 



OoULtmitk'a Ilermit. 

 '* Mud wants }iut little here l)eIo\v 



Nor wants that little long." 

 'Tis not with me exactly so — 



But 'tis so ill the son;^. 

 Mti wants are many, and if told 

 VVould muster many a score ; 

 And were each wi.sh a mint of gold, 

 I still should long for more. 



What first I want is daily hrcad, 



And canvass-ltacks* and wine j 

 And all the realms of nature spread 



Before me when I dine.— 

 Four courses scarcely can provide 



My appetite to quell, 

 With four choice cooks from France hesides, 



To dress my dinner well. 



What neit I want at heavy cost. 



Is elcsiant atlirc ; 

 Black sulile furs for winter's frost, 



And silks for summer's fire, 

 And Cashmere shawls and Brussels lace 



My bosom's front to deck — 

 And diamoud rings my hands to grace ; 



And ruhics for my neck. 



And then I want a mansion fair, 



A dwellin!' house in style, 

 Four stories niili, for wholesome air, 



A massive marble pile : 

 With halls for bannucts and for balls, 



All furnished rich and fine; 

 With stabled studs in fifty stalls 



And cellars for my wine ; — 



I want a garden and a pari: 



My dwelling to surrouml, 

 A thousand acres, (bless the mark) 



With walls cncompass'd round. 

 Where flocks may range and herds may low, 



And kids and lumbkms play — 

 And flowers and fruils cominmgl'd grow, 



All Edeu to display. 



I want, when summer's 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 I only want 



To occupy a S<iuarc. 



I want a Steward, Butler, Cooks, 



A Coachman, Footman, Grooms; 

 A library of well bound books. 



And picture-garnished rooms, 

 Corregins, Magdalen, and Night, 



The Matron uf the chair: 

 Guido's fleet coursers iu their flight, 



And Claudes at least a pair. 



I want a cabinet profuse 



Of medals, coins and gems ; 

 A printing press for private use 



Of fifty thousand cms. 

 And plants and minerals and sheila, 



Worms, insects, fishes, birds ; 

 And every beast on earth that dwells 



In solitude ur herds. 



I want a board of burnished plate. 



Of silver and nfgold. 

 Tureens of Iwcniv pounds in weight 



With sculpture's richest mould: 

 Plateaus with chandeliers and lamps, 



Plates, dishes ull the same : 

 And porcelain vases with the stamps 



Of Sevres, Angouleme. 



And maples of fair glossy stain 



Must form my chimlier doors. 

 And carpets of the Wilton grain 



Must cover all my floors ; 



*A species of wild duck, highly prized by epicures. 



Mv walls with tapestry bedecked 



Iviust never be outdone ; 

 And damask curtains must protect 



Their colors from the sun. 



And mirrors of the larsest pane 



From Venice must be brought ; 

 And sandjl wood and bamboo-cana 



For chairs and tables bought; 

 On all I he mantel-pieces, clocks 



Of Ihrice gilt bronze must stand. 

 And screens of ebony and box 



Invite the stranger's band. 



I want— -(who does not want ?)• a wife, 



Affectionate and fair ; 

 To solare all the woes of life, 



And ail its joys to share. 

 Of Lemper sweet — of vielding will. 



Of firm yet placid niind ; 

 Vi'itb all my faults tolc.ve me still, 



With sentiment refined. 



And as Time's car incessant runs, 



And fortune fills my store, 

 I Want of daughters and of sons 



From eight to half a score. 

 I want (alas! can mortal dare 



Such bli-NS on earth to crave?) 

 That all the girls be chaste and fair~ 



The boys all wise and brave. 



And when my bosom's darling sings 



With melody divine, 

 A pedal harp of many strings 



Must with her voice combine. 

 A piano, exquisitely wrought, 



Musi open stand, apart; 

 That all my daughters may be taught 



To win the stranger's heart. 



My wife and daughters will desire 



Refreshmenls from perfumes, 

 Cosmetics for the skin require, 



And artificial blooms. 

 The Civet, fragrance shall dispense 



And trensur'd sweets return : 

 Cologne revive the flagging sense. 



And smoking amber burn. 



.\nd when, at night my weary head 



Itegins to droop anil dose. 

 A southern chamber holds my bed 



For nature's soft repose : 

 With blankets, counterpanes and sheet ; 



M,ittress and bed of down 

 And comfortables for my feet : 



And pillows for my crown. 



I want a warm and faithful friend 



To cheer the adverse hour: 

 Who ne'er lo flattery will descend 



Nor bend the knee to power ; 

 A friend to cliiiie me when I'm wrong, 



My inmost soul to see; 

 And that my friendship prove as strong 



For him, as his fur me. 



I want a kind and lender heart. 



For others wants to feel ; 

 A soul secure from Fortune's dart, 



And bosom arm'd with steel, 

 To bear divine chasliseincnt's rod ; 



And mingling in my plan. 

 Submission to the will of God 



With Charity to Man. 



I want a keen, observing eye ; 



An ever listening car. 

 The truth through all disguise to spy, 



And wisilom's voice toTiear ; 

 A tongue to spcnk at virtue's need 



In Heaven's subliniest strain : 

 And lips, the cause of Man lo pietid, 



And never plead in vain. 



I want uninterrupted health 



Throughout my long career; 

 And streams of never failing wealth 



To scatter far and near, 

 The destitul* lo clothe and feed 



Free bounty lo bestow ; 

 Supplv the helpless orphan's need 



And sooth the widow's wo. 



I wont ihe genius to conceive. 



The talents lo unfold 

 Designs, the vicious lo retrieve ; 



The virtuous to uphold ; 

 Inventive power, combining skill ; 



A persevering soul. 

 Of human hearts to mould the will, 



And reach from Pole to Pole. 



I want the seals of power and place, 



The ensigns of command ; 

 Charged by the People's unbought grace, 



To rule my native Land— 

 Nor crown, nor sceptre would I ask, 



But from my coontrv'"s will, 

 By day, by night, to ply the task 



Her cup of bliss to fill. 



I want the voice of honest praise 



To follow me behind ; 

 And to be thought in future days 



The friend of human kind. 

 That after ages as they rise 



Exulting may proclaim 

 In choral union to the skies 



I'heir blessings on my name. 



These are the wants of mortal man, 



I cannot want them long — 

 For life itself is but a span 



And earthly bliss a song, 

 Mv last great want absorbing all 



is, when beneath the sod. 

 And summon'd to my final call ; 



The mcTojofmii God. 



And oh ! while circles in my veins 



Of life the purple stream; 

 And yet a fragment small remains 



Of nature's transient dream ; 

 My soul, in humble hojie unscar'd 



Forget not thou lo pray. 

 That this ihy want may be prepared 



To meet the judgTJicnt duy. 

 ISHINGTON, 14th June, 1840. 



ISO 



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AGRICCLTURAL. IMPLEMEiKTS, Ac. 



The Proprietors of the New f^ngland Agricultural Wi 

 house and Seed Slore No. 51 and 52 North Market sir 

 would inform their customers and the public generally ' 

 they have on hand the most extensive asfortmenl of A 

 culluial and Horticultural Tools to be fouud in the Uu 

 Slates. Part of which are the following : 



1000 Howard's Pateut Cast 100 doz. Cast Steel Shov 



Iron Ploughs 

 3Dn Common do, do. 

 200 Cultivators. 

 100 Greene's Straw Cutlers. 

 M Willis' do. do. 

 mo Common do. do, 

 100 Willis' Patent Corn 



Shellers. 

 GO Common do do. 

 2oO Willis' Seed Sowers. 

 no " Vegetable Cutters 

 GO Common do 



200 Hand Corn IMills. 



200 Grain Cradles. 



100 Ox Yokes. 

 1500 Doz. Scythe Stones. 

 3OU0 '- Austin's Rifles. 

 March 17. 



Common 



Spades. 



Grass Scythes. 



alrnt Snailhs. 



Common do. 



Hay Rakes. 



Garden do. 



Manure Forks. 



Hay do. 

 600 Pair Trace Chains. 

 100 " Truck do. 

 too Drall do, 

 600 Tie up do. 

 60 doz. Haller do. 

 1000 yards Fence do. 

 25 Grind Stones on roUc 



600 

 300 

 200 

 500 

 200 

 200 

 300 



DRAFT AND TRACE CHAINS. 



Just received by Packet Coromanda, 

 400 pair Tnice Chains, suitable lor Ploughing, 

 200 " Truck and leading Chains. 

 200 " Draft Chains. For sale by J. BRECK & C 

 IN'o. 02 North Market si. April 2 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



A WEKKLY PAPER. 



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 into the bands of iho subscriber, he is now author! 

 by the publishers to inform the public that the prici 

 llio paper in reduced. In future iho lorms will bo 

 per year in adrance, or J2 50 if not paid within th 

 days. ALLEN PUTNAM 



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TUTTl.E AMD DE.NNETT, PRINTERS. 



