Charles Cotton Quotes
All my ambition is, I own, to profit and to please unknown; like streams supplied from springs below, which scatter blessings as they go.
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| Birth: | 28th April, 1630 |
| Death: | 16th February, 1687 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Poet, Writer |
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Charles Cotton was born in Alstonefield, Staffordshire, England. He was an English poet and writer. His Voyage to Ireland in Burlesque states that he held a Captain's commission and served in Ireland. Cotton's reputation as a burlesque writer may account for the neglect with which the rest of his poems have been treated.
