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resorted
to
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-
ceptable
to
the
reader.
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.
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.