1871 Oxford Night Caps a collection of receipts for making various beverages used in the university

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arid two or three sprigs of mint. Stir the whole well together, and drink it through a straw.•

OXFORD PUNCH; OR CLASSICAL SHERBET. When e'en a bowl of punch we make, Four striking opposites we take ; The strong, the small, the sharp, the sweet, Together mix'd, most kindly meet; And when they happily unite, The bowl is pregnant with delight.

The liquor called Punch has become !'lo truly English, it is often supposed to be in– digenous to this country, though its name at least is oriental. The Persian punj, or San– scrit pancha, i. e. five,t is the etymon of its title, and denotes the number of ingredients * The straws used are generally obtained from bonnet– makers, and are about eight inches long. t See Fryer's Travels.