The Corsican lieutenant commented,

"Had I but one good regiment of my own,

How soon should volleys to the due amount

Lay stiff upon the street-flags this canaille!

As for the droll there, he that plays the king,

And screws out smile with a Red night-cap on,

He 's done for! somebody must take his place."

White Cotton Night-cap Country: excellent!

Why not Red Cotton Night-cap Country too?

"Why not say swans are black and blackbirds white,