Byron, Don Juan, i. 11 (1819).
"Lope," that is Lopê de Vega, the Spanish poet (1562-1635).
Caleb, the enchantress who carried off St. George in infancy.
Ca'leb, in Dryden's satire of Absalom and Achitophel, is meant for lord Grey of Wark, in Northumberland, an adherent of the duke of Monmouth.
And, therefore, in the name of dulness be
The well-hung Balaam and cold Caleb free.
Part i.
"Balaam" is the earl of Huntingdon.