Mynheer Van Dunck, though he never was drunk, Sipped brandy and water gayly; And he quenched his thirst With two quarts of the first To a pint of the latter daily, Singing, "O that a Dutchman's draught could be As deep as the rolling Zuyder Zee!" Water, well mingled with spirits good store, No Hollander dreams of scorning; But of water alone he drinks no more Than a rose supplies When a dew-drop lies On its bloom in a summer's morning. For a Dutchman's draught should potent be, Though deep as the rolling Zuyder Zee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ALL GOATS by ELIZABETH JANE COATSWORTH ON GROWING OLD by JOHN MASEFIELD UNDERWOODS: BOOK 1: 5. THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON PENITENTIAL PSALM by THOMAS WYATT CALAIS SANDS by MATTHEW ARNOLD ONLY A BABY SMALL by MATTHIAS BARR |