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TO SIR ASTON COCKAYNE ON CAPTAIN HANNIBALL; EPIGRAM by CHARLES COTTON

Poet Analysis

First Line: YOUR CAPTAIN HANNIBALL DOES SNORT AND PUFF
Last Line: BRING CAPTAIN HOUGH TO BAIT YOUR HANNIBALL.
Subject(s): COCKAYNE, SIR ASTON (1616-1684); SOLDIERS;

YOUR Captain Hanniball does snort and puff,
Arm'd in his brazen-face, and greazy buff
'Mongst Puncks and Pandars, 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 Hanniball.



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