Browning's intimate knowledge of Greek was shown by the phrase "gave us the doctrine of the Enclitic De."
"Browning and the Dramatic Monologue"
S. S. Curry
The London "Times" criticized this severely when the poem was published, saying that with all respect to Mr. Browning, there was no such Enclitic.
"Browning and the Dramatic Monologue"
S. S. Curry
The blemishes in The Grammarian's Funeral-hoti's business, the Enclitic de-were stimulants; they heightened his effects.
"Emerson and Other Essays"
John Jay Chapman