Poems on Several Occasions
work by Cotton
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Poems on Several Occasions is a posthumous and unauthorized collection of poetry by Charles Cotton, published in 1689. The poems reflect Cotton's enjoyment of life and include descriptions of nature, as well as poetry of friendship and love written with a colloquial ease characteristic of the Cavalier tradition. While Cotton is also remembered for his contributions to The Compleat Angler and his burlesque writings, this collection showcases his lyrical abilities that later attracted admiration from Romantic poets.12
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