Excerpt from Gondibert: An Heroick PoemStat1m(with whom we may conclude the old Heroicks) is as accomptable to fome for his obligations to Vtrgzz as Vzrgz'l is to others for what he owes to Homer; and more clofely than Vzrpzl waits on Homer, d0th Storms attend V17 gzl, and follows him there alfo where Nature never comes, even into Heaven and Hellzandthetefore he cannot efcape futh as approve the wifdom of the hell Dramaticks', who in reprefentation of examples believe they prevail mo on our manners, when they lay the Scene at home in their own Countrey (0 much they avoid thofe remote Regions of Heaven and Hell: as if the People (whom they make civil by an eafie communication with reafon (and familiar reafon is that which is call'd th'e civility of the Stage) were become more difcreet than to have their eyes perfwaded by the defcending of Gods in gay Clouds, and more manly, than to be frighted with the tiling of Ghos in Smoke.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.