Charles Cotton

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Charles Cotton

Biography Charles Cotton (1630 - 1687)

English poet and writer

Was born on 28 apr 1630.
Died on 16 feb 1687, at 56 years old.
Origin country United Kingdom
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He was best-known for translating the work of Michel de Montaigne from the French, for his contributions to The Compleat Angler, and for the highly influential The Compleat Gamester which has been attributed to him.
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All my ambition is, I own, to profit and to please...

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The shadows now so long do grow, That brambles like tall...

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