Social Commentaries

The Legend of the Famous, Furious, Expert, and Valiant Gittar-Masters Caveliero Comer, and Don Hill

by Charles Cotton 1630–1687

From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)

Social Commentaries

You, that love to read the Tracts,
Of tall Fellows Fights, and Facts,
In this Song will hear a wonder,
How two Fiddlers fell asunder,
Lampon, &c.

Comer had the first abuse,
Which admitted no excuse;
But, since Hill so ill did treat him,
Dick, in wrath, resolv'd to beat him,
Lampon, &c.

Straight a Broom-staff was prepar'd,
Which Don Hill no little scar'd;
But he resolv'd if Dick did bast him,
That his patience should out-last him.
Lampon, &c.

Whilst (good Christian) thus he me'nt,
To despise his punishment,
And first to appease his Foe send,
Loe! in sight, was Dick's fierce Nose-end;
Lampon, &c.

Whom, in terrour, Hill did ask,
If he durst perform his task,
Dick, in wrath, reply'd, God dam me!
To that purpose now come am I,
Lampon, &c.

And withal, with main, and might,
Up he trips this proper Knight,
And with such fury he quel'd Hill,
That to the Ground he level'd Hill;
Lampon, &c.

This shews Musick discord has,
Which the cause of this War was,
And, that Hill 's beaten, is a token,
That their string of Friendship's broken;
Lampon, &c.

Now behold! this mortal cause,
Is referr'd to Harry Laws,
And since he's beaten Hill does tell tho,
Law shall give him salve for's Elbow.
Lampon, &c.

MLA

Cotton, Charles. “The Legend of the Famous, Furious, Expert, and Valiant Gittar-Masters Caveliero Comer, and Don Hill.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/152/.

Chicago

Cotton, Charles. “The Legend of the Famous, Furious, Expert, and Valiant Gittar-Masters Caveliero Comer, and Don Hill.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/152/.

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