From thence to Holland's Hague and Helvoetsluys,

That water-land of Dutchmen and of ditches,

Where juniper expresses its best juice,

The poor man's sparkling substitute for riches.

Senates and sages have condemned its use—

But to deny the mob a cordial, which is

Too often all the clothing, meat, or fuel,

Good government has left them, seems but cruel.