John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester Quote

For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose,
The best good man with the worst-natured muse.


An allusion to Horace, Satire x. Book i. Compare: "Thou best-humour'd man with the worst-humour'd muse!", Oliver Goldsmith, Retaliation, Postscript.


For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose, The best good man with the worst-natured muse.

For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose, The best good man with the worst-natured muse.

For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose, The best good man with the worst-natured muse.

For pointed satire I would Buckhurst choose, The best good man with the worst-natured muse.