Give, as thy last memorial to the age, One classic
drama, and reform the stage. --Byron.
Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical
author on this subject [Roman weights and coins].
--Arbuthnot.
2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to
Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the
period when their best literature was produced; of or
pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and
Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs.
Hemans.
The epithet classical, as applied to ancient
authors, is determined less by the purity of their
style than by the period at which they wrote.
--Brande & C.
He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the
undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay.
3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art;
chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
Classical, provincial, and national synods.
--Macaulay.
{Classicals orders}. (Arch.) See under {Order}.
In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate
English classic. --Macaulay.
2. One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a
student of classical literature.