Among the phrases of Ennius at which Lucilius Carped was one which Virgil did not disdain to adopt.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar
Though he subsequently Carped at the conduct of Buonaparte, his action proved his complete confidence in that young officer's capacity: he at once sent for him, and intrusted him with most important duties.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
By Mydas, who obtained of Bacchus, that all things which he touched might be gold, is Carped the foul sin of avarice.
"The Golden Asse"
Lucius Apuleius