Late in this work, Erasmus is termed "The Glory of the Priesthood, and the Shame" and claims he drove "those Holy Vandals off the stage."  It earlier says that "the reader's threatened (not in vain) with sleep" by clichés lik
Late in this work, Erasmus is termed "The Glory of the Priesthood, and the Shame" and claims he drove "those Holy Vandals off the stage."  It earlier says that "the reader's threatened (not in vain) with sleep" by clichés like "whispers through the trees," and advises "First follow NATURE, and your Judgment frame/ By her just Standard," which is aided by knowing "well each ANCIENT's proper Character."  It opens "'Tis hard to say, if Greater Want of Skill/ Appear in Writing in or in Judging ill," before deciding that the latter is worse, and later warns "Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian Spring," because "A little learning is a dangerous thing."  FTP, name this poem excoriating bad writing, by Alexander Pope.
Late in this work, Erasmus is termed "The Glory of the Priesthood, and the Shame" and claims he drove "those Holy Vandals off the stage."  
“An {Essay on Criticism}” (2) [DL]