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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MYNHEER VAN DUNCK, by GEORGE COLMAN THE YOUNGER
First Line: Mynheer van dunck, though he never was drunk
Last Line: Though deep as the rolling zuyder zee.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
First Line: Mynheer van dunck, though he never was drunk
Last Line: Though deep as the rolling zuyder zee.
Subject(s): Drinks & Drinking; Wine
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.
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