Arts & Sciences
To Sir Aston Cockayne, on Captain Hanniball
From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)
Arts & Sciences
Your Captain Hanniball does snort and puff,
Arm'd in his Brazen-face, and Greazy Buff
'Mongst Puncks, and Panders, and can rant, and roar
With Cacala the Turd, and his poor Whore.
But I would wish his Valour not mistake us,
All Captains are not like his Brother Dacus;
Advise him then be quiet; or I shall
Bring Captain Hough, to bait your Hannibal.
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Cotton, Charles. “To Sir Aston Cockayne, on Captain Hanniball.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/178/.
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Cotton, Charles. “To Sir Aston Cockayne, on Captain Hanniball.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/178/.
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