CORYATE, or CORYATT, THOMAS (1577-1617).--Poet, _b._ at Odcombe, Somerset, and _ed._ at Westminster and Oxf., entered the household of Prince Henry. In 1608 he made a walking tour in France, Italy, and Germany, walking nearly 2000 miles in one pair of shoes, which were, until 1702, hung up in Odcombe Church, and known as "the thousand mile shoes." He gave an amusing account of this in his _Coryate's Crudities hastily gobbled up_ (1611), prefixed to which were commendatory verses by many contemporary poets. A sequel, _Coryate's Crambé_, or _Colewort twice Sodden_ followed. Next year (1612) C. bade farewell to his fellow-townsmen, and set out on another journey to Greece, Egypt, and India, from which he never returned. He _d._ at Surat. Though odd and conceited, C. was a close observer, and took real pains in collecting information as to the places he visited. COSTELLO, LOUISA STUART (1799-1877).--Poet and novelist, _b._ in Ireland, lived chiefly in Paris, where she was a miniature-painter. In 1815 she _pub._ _The Maid of the Cyprus Isle_, etc. (poems). She also wrote books of travel, which were very popular, as were her novels, chiefly founded on French history. Another work, _pub._ in 1835, is _Specimens of the Early Poetry of France_. COTTON, CHARLES (1630-1687).--Poet and translator, succeeded to an embarrassed estate, which his happy-go-lucky methods did not improve, wrote burlesques on _Virgil_ and _Lucian_, and made an excellent translation of _Montaigne's Essays_, also a humorous _Journey to Ireland_. C. was the friend of Izaak Walton, and wrote a second part of _The Complete Angler_. He was apparently always in difficulties, always happy, and always a favourite. COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE (1571-1631).--Antiquary, _b._ at Denton, Hunts, and _ed._ at Camb., was a great collector of charters and records throwing light upon English history, and co-operated with Camden (_q.v._). Among his works are a history of the _Raigne of Henry III._ (1627). He was the collector of the Cottonian library, now in the British Museum, and was the author of various political tracts. COUSIN, ANNE ROSS (CUNDELL) (1824-1906).--Poetess, only _dau._ of D.R. Cundell, M.D., Leith, _m._ 1847 Rev. Wm. Cousin, minister of the Free Church of Scotland, latterly at Melrose. Some of her hymns, especially "The Sands of Time are sinking," are known and sung over the English-speaking world. A collection of her poems, _Immanuel's Land and Other Pieces_, was _pub._ in 1876 under her initials A.R.C., by which she was most widely known.