Wants of Man
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.86 (947 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1557094535 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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1735-1826
An ageless and classic poem full of insight and tongue-in-cheek humor, The Wants of Man rings as true today as it did in 1840 when Adams wrote it.
Great Gift for? II FredTownWard OK, I have to admit, this one has me a bit stumped. Who WOULD appreciate a gift edition of John Quincy Adams' most famous poem? (Adams once wrote, "Could I have chosen my own genius and condition, I would have made myself a great poet," and after his death, many of his poems were collected and published in "Poems of Religion and Society" (1848), and "The Wants of Man" was included by Ralph Waldo Emerson in "Parnassus", a collection of Emerson's favorite poems.)Well, poetry lovers are a good possibility, as are teachers of poetry, and they might also appreciate the uniform edition of The Poems of Abraham Lincoln. John Quincy Adams had a lif
About the Author1735-1826