should be on every infant's tongue!" His Translations into English and Latin appeared in 1866; his Theocritus translated into English Verse in 1869; Fly Leaves in 1872; and Literary Remains in 1885. His Complete Works, with a biographical notice by Walter Joseph Sendall, a contemporary at Christ's and his brother-in-law, appeared in 1901. George W. E. Russell said of him:He was a true poet; he was one of the most graceful scholars that Cambridge ever produced; and all his exuberant fun was based on a broad and strong foundation of Greek, Latin and English literature. Notes References External links Index entry for Charles S. Calverley at Poets' Corner 1831 births 1884 deaths People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Deaths from nephritis English male poets 19th-century English poets British humorous poets British parodists 19th-century British male writers Translators of Homer