Charles Caleb Colton (1780–1832) was an English The area now called England has been settled by people of various cultures for about 35,000 years, but it takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in AD 927, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cleric, writer and collector, well known for his eccentricities.
Colton was educated at Eton Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. All the pupils board. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor" and King's College, graduating with a B.A. in 1801 and an M.A. in 1804. In 1801 he was presented by the college with the perpetual curacy of Tiverton Tiverton is an English town in the County of Devon. Tiverton is the major town in Mid Devon. It is also the administrative centre for the Mid Devon district, its population is about 20,000's Prior's Quarter in Devon Devon is the fourth largest of the English counties and has a population of 1,141,600. The county town is the cathedral city of Exeter and the county contains two independent unitary authorities: the port city of Plymouth and the Torbay conurbation of seaside resorts, in addition to Devon County Council itself. Plymouth is also the largest city in, where he lived for many years. He was appointed to the vicarage In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior (compare "vicarious" in the sense of "at second hand"). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant, literally the "place-holder". Usually the title appears in a number of Christian of Kew Kew is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in South West London and Petersham Petersham is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the east of the bend in the River Thames south of Richmond, which it shares with neighbouring Ham. It provides the foreground of the scenic view from Richmond Hill across Petersham Meadows, with Ham House further along the River. Other nearby places include: Twickenham, in 1812. His performance of church-related functions at both locations was erratic: at times conscientious and brilliant while at other times cursory and indulgent. He left formal church service, and England, in 1828. Contemporaries believed that he had fled from his creditors A creditor is a party that has a claim to the services of a second party. It is a person or institution to whom money is owed. The first party, in general, has provided some property or service to the second party under the assumption (usually enforced by contract) that the second party will return an equivalent property or service. The second, who took out a legal "docket" against him, identifying him as a wine-merchant.
For two years Colton traveled throughout the United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. He later established a modest residence in Paris Paris ([paʁi] in French, pronounced /ˈpærɪs/ in English) is the capital and largest city of France. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region (or Paris Region, French: Région parisienne). The city of Paris, within its administrative limits largely unchanged since 1860, has an estimated. There he invested in an art gallery and had a large private collection of valuable paintings. Other pastimes included wine collecting and partridge Partridges are birds in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. They are a non-migratory Old World group-shooting. He also frequented the gaming salons of the "Palais Royal The Palais-Royal, originally called the Palais-Cardinal, is a palace and an associated garden located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris. Facing the Place du Palais-Royal, it stands opposite the north wing of the Louvre, and its famous forecourt , screened with columns and, since 1986, containing Daniel Buren's site-specific artpiece, Les Deux" and was so successful that in a year or two he acquired the equivalent of 25,000 English pounds. He continued gambling Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods. Typically, the outcome of the wager is evident within a short period, however, and lost his French fortune. At the time of his death, Colton was living on funds received from his immediate family. An illness required surgery, but Colton dreaded the operation. He eventually killed himself rather than undergo the procedure.
Literary work
Colton's books, including collections of epigrammatic aphorisms The word aphorism denotes an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic and memorable form. The genre is also known as "maxim" and short essays An essay is a short piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition of an essay is vague, overlapping with on conduct, though now almost forgotten, had a phenomenal popularity in their day. Toward the end of 1820, Colton published Lacon, or Many Things in Few Words, addressed to those who think., in a small cheap edition. It attracted attention and praise, however, and five additional printings were issued in 1821. Lacon, Vol. II appeared in 1822. In 1822 Colton re-published a previous work on Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century, with extensive additions, under the title of The Conflagration of Moscow. In Paris he printed An Ode on the Death of Lord Byron George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, later George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron, FRS , commonly known simply as Lord Byron, was an English poet and a leading figure in Romanticism. Amongst Byron's best-known works are the brief poems She Walks in Beauty, When We Two Parted, and So, we'll go no more a roving, in addition to the narrative poems for private circulation and continued to write. At his death he left an unpublished poem of 600 lines called Modern Antiquity.
In the twentieth century and to the present day Colton has been read most frequently perhaps in quotation books, including Bartlett's Familiar Quotations Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, often simply called Bartlett's, is an American reference work that is the longest-lived and most widely distributed collection of quotations. The book was first issued in 1855 and is currently in its seventeenth edition, published in 2003, where many of his aphorisms have been preserved.
One of Colton's most famous quotes..."Imitation is the sincerest (form) of flattery".[1][2] Colton's work is widely misunderstood and misinterpreted. He often railed against landowners publicly and privately, and most of his aphorisms are directed against this class. In particular, he was disgusted by what he perceived as a lack of learning among the merchant class. His sayings have been used extensively by Socialist commentators. Recently, some groups have begun quoting him for their unique purposes, perhaps not understanding the import and meaning of his words and work. Thus, Colton is often held up by scholars as an example of someone often quoted, yet rarely understood.
References
- ^ http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Charles_Caleb_Colton/
- ^ http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/c/charlescal203963.html
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External links
- Essays by Charles Colton at Quotidiana.org
- Website on Colton
- LACON book downloadable from Google Books
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