Portrait of Daniel Colwall (d.1690) mb-artistname Peter de Wint The poem suggests that drink

The poem suggests that drink is entirely to blame for the downfall of these men

with a discarded book [Ouida û presumably a reference to Under Two Flags (1867)]

Commander of the British forces during World War I

pictured 6th November 1971

Mr Punch points out the absurdity of the proposal

Portrait of Daniel Colwall (d.1690) mb-artistname Peter de Wint The poem suggests that drinkOval head and shoulders portrait of Colwall, shown half face to the right as viewed. Printed inscription beneath: 'Daniel Colwal Armiger, Musaei Regalis Societatis Fundator'. Frontispiece of the book Musaeum Regalis Societatis; or, A catalogue and description of the natural and artificial rarities belonging to the Royal Society, and preserved at Gresham Colledge, by Nehemiah Grew (second printing: London, 1686). Daniel Colwall was elected a Fellow of