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Meanings of wish only in English

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Usage of wish only in English
1
Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
2
On the contrary, we wish only for you to join with us.
The darkest touch
3
Some people wish only to cause harm, and any target will do.
The Winds of Dune
4
I wish only what Thou wishest, and cherish only what Thou cherishest.
Prayers and Meditations
5
You do not desire to be loved-youwish only to be honored!
The Missing Bride
6
I wish only to study certain transformations, how one emerges from the other.
Poe's children: the new horror : an anthology
7
We mean no harm and wish only to proceed in peace.
The buried giant
8
I heard naught of them, and wish only to hear of their deaths.
Vandrad the Viking; Or, The Feud and the Spell
9
I wish only what Thou wishest, and cherish what Thou cherishest.
Prayers and Meditations
10
I love you as a daughter, I wish only your happiness.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal / An Authentic Narrative of...
11
To all others I wish only to be an obscure, steady-going, private character.
The Life of Charlotte Brontë — Volume 2
12
They wish only that we'd prove ourselves as good as the President's word.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume II
13
I wish only to know what happens inside an atom.
Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations
14
I wish only to obey the commands of my father.
Remember the Alamo
15
All they ask is to be let alone-theywish only the privilege to work.
Love, Life & Work / Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Nat...
16
I wish only to have what is fair and just.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
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Wish only through the time
Wish only across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common