An American Girl
by Brander Matthews (1852-1929) |
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SHE'S had a Vassar education,
And points with pride
to her degrees;
She 's studied household decoration;
She knows a dado from a frieze,
And tells Corots from
Boldonis;
A Jacquemart etching, or a Haden,
A
Whistler, too, perchance might please
A free and frank
young Yankee maiden.
She does not care for
meditation;
Within her bonnet are no bees;
She has a
gentle animation,
She joins in singing simple glees.
She tries no trills, no rivalries
With Lucca (now Baronin
R�den),
With Nilsson or with Gerster; she 's
A frank
and free young Yankee maiden
I'm blessed above the
whole creation,
Far, far above all other he 's;
I ask
you for congratulation
On this the best of jubilees:
I
go with her across the seas
Unto what Poe would call an
Aiden,�
I hope no serpent's there to tease
A frank and
free young Yankee maiden.
ENVOY
Princes,
to you the western breeze
Bears many a ship and heavy
laden.
What is the best we send in these?
A free and
frank young Yankee maiden. |
By Brander Matthews (1852-1929)
Listed January 14, 2013 |
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