Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466-1536)
Erasmus was a Dutch humanist philosopher and
scholar who made a name for himself by opposing
SCHOLASTICISM, which naturally brought a great deal
of Church criticism his way.
Erasmus, that great injur'd name
(The glory of the priesthood and the shame!)
—Alexander Pope, "An Essay on Criticism", III
I rather doubt that there is much truth in
the following clerihew:
Desiderius Erasmus
Suffered from one of the rare asthmas,
His worst wheezes
Were caused by over-ripe cheeses.
—Paul Horgan
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