1847 Oxford night caps (4th edition)

34

resorted by the junior members of the University who are fond of aquatic excursions. Many are the sonnets and songs which have been made upon the fair waiting women who almost invariably prepare this cooling and whole- some beverage. The following specimen, written some years since, probably will not prove unac- to Say — lives far or near a damsel so fair. So cheerful, so blithe, or so merry ? On earth I can't find A nymph half so kind As Doris, the Maid of the Ferry. My rivals may boast, and coxcombs may toast Her in old port, madeira, or sherry ; To them I can prove, They'll ne'er gain the love Of Doris, the Maid of the Ferry. ceptable to the reader.

She looks up the oars, and the old tavern scores, And now and then cleans out a wherry

The sails she can mend, And the parlour attend, For obliging's the Maid of the Ferry.

Made with FlippingBook flipbook maker