Excerpt from Classic Dialogues and Dramas Proc. - It is a marvelous phantasy, thou spe'akest of In Dionysius. Dam - Yes, his mind is made Of strange materials, that are almost cast In contrariety to one another. The school and camp, in his ambition, make A strange division: with the trumpet's call He blends the languor of the poet's lyre! The fierce, intrepid captain of the field Hath often, on the great Athenian stage, loped with the mightiest monarchs of the Muse; And, in mine apprehension, he doth prize The applauses of that polished populace, More than the rising shout of victory. Proc. And, over all, that science, which doth hold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.