'ONLY a housemaid!' She looked from the kitchen,-- br Neat was the kitchen and tidy was she; br There at her window a sempstress sat stitching; br 'Were I a sempstress, how happy I'd be!' br br 'Only a Queen!' She looked over the waters,-- br Fair was her kingdom and mighty was she; br There sat an Empress, with Queens for her daughters; br 'Were I an Empress, how happy I'd be!' br br Still the old frailty they all of them trip in! br Eve in her daughters is ever the same; br Give her all Eden, she sighs for a pippin; br Give her an Empire, she pines for a name!br br Oliver Wendell Holmesbr br