Love

On Cation a Dwarf — Epig. de Monsieur Maynard

by Charles Cotton 1630–1687

Translated by Charles Cotton (1689) · From Poems on Several Occasions (1689)

Love

The extended wont of Nature,
As all Mens Judgments will allow,
Never piss'd so small a Creature;
Nor such a Mannikin as thou.
One might conceal thee well enough
In the least plet of thy small Ruff;
Alas! thou half a Man art scant:
Go, and shew thy Stature (Cation)
In the gross of some Batallion,
Most bravely mounted on an Ant.

MLA

Cotton, Charles. “On Cation a Dwarf — Epig. de Monsieur Maynard.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/254/.

Chicago

Cotton, Charles. “On Cation a Dwarf — Epig. de Monsieur Maynard.” Translated by Charles Cotton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/cotton/254/.

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