William Gifford

thumbnail|William Gifford William Gifford (April 1756 – 31 December 1826) was an English critic, editor and poet, famous as a satirist and controversialist. Quotes For none become at once completely vile. Translation of Juvenal's Satires, satire ii, line 120 (line 83 in the original: Nemo repente fuit turpissimus). None question whence it comes, but come it must. The Satires of Juvenal, satire xiv, line 284 (207: Unde habeas quaerit nemo, sed oportet habere). In all her charms, set Virtue in their eye,And let them see their loss, despair, and—die! Translation of Persius, Satire III, line 71 (38: Virtutem videant, intabescantque relicta). Quotes about Gifford Gifford's Juvenal [is], probably, take it all in all, the very best version of a classic in the language. John Conington, preface to The Satires, Epistles, and Art of poetry of Horace (1869). External links Category:1756 births Category:1826 deaths Category:Critics from the United Kingdom Category:Poets from England Category:Satirists from England Category:Translators from England Category:Editors from England