Horace and Virgil
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
Nicholas Rowe so called the Earl of Halifax on his installation to the Order of the Garter (1714).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Horace and Virgil” mean?
Nicholas Rowe so called the Earl of Halifax on his installation to the Order of the Garter (1714).
Is “Horace and Virgil” formal or informal?
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