The Scourge of Grammar
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
So Pope, m the Dunciad (m, 149), called Giles Jacob (1686- 1744), a very minor poet, who, in his Register of the Poets, made an unprovoked attack on Pope's friend, Gay.
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 “The Scourge of Grammar” mean?
So Pope, m the Dunciad (m, 149), called Giles Jacob (1686- 1744), a very minor poet, who, in his Register of the Poets, made an unprovoked attack on Pope's friend, Gay.
Is “The Scourge of Grammar” formal or informal?
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