A Summer Christmas and a Sonnet upon The S.S. "Ballaarat." By Douglas B. W. Sladen |
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 | A Summer Christmas and a Sonnet upon The S.S. "Ballaarat." |  |
The barrister, who liked to hear
The stories, had stayed out to cheer
Maud Morrison, who need expect
Little from Phil except neglect.
But so Maud thought and chose to stay
Rather than throw herself away,
As she esteemed it, upon him
If she should fail to win Phil's whim.
The stories, had stayed out to cheer
Maud Morrison, who need expect
Little from Phil except neglect.
But so Maud thought and chose to stay
Rather than throw herself away,
As she esteemed it, upon him
If she should fail to win Phil's whim.
| A Summer Christmas and a Sonnet upon The S.S. "Ballaarat." | |