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The Captive-captain

or, the restrain'd cavalier; Drawn to his full Bodie in these Characters ... Presented, and Acted to Life in a Suit of Durance; an Habit suiting best with the Place of his Residence [by Richard Brathwait]
  
  

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[Didst thou but know, dogg'd Jaylor, whom thou hast]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

[Didst thou but know, dogg'd Jaylor, whom thou hast]

Didst thou but know, dogg'd Jaylor, whom thou hast
In those vast jaws of thy damp Prison plac't;
With cheerful rays thou'dst look upon thy guest,
And hold thy Mansion by his seizure blest.
Pure Nectar Rivolets drain'd from our brains
Like Aqua fortis shall eat through thy chains.
Grumble not, Island Curr! Here is a man
Would hook thy Nose, were't thou Leviathan.
Wits sleight restraint! our Spirits never felt
Cares of those keys hang dangling at thy belt.