I vote for this to enter standard speech, even if you question the power of a pope in modern times. The alliteration is too poppingly perfect.Â
See also the quote-mosaic review of Harry Eyres’ splendid book on the charm and continuing relevance of Horace.
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Source: Harry Eyres, Horace and Me: Life Lessons from an Ancient Poet (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013), p. 46
