Excerpt from The Comedies of Terence, Vol. 2: Translated Into Familiar Blank Verse O, Storax - No reply -then iefchinus Never return'd, it feems, laf't night from fuppcrg Nor any of the naves, Who went to meet him. 1 - 'tis commonly, -and oh how truly!-faid, If you are abfent, or delay, 'twere belt That fhould befal you, which your wife declares, Or which in anger {he fuppofes of you, Than that which kindeft parents fear.-your wife, If you delay, fufpeets that you're engag'd In fome intrigue, debauch, or entertainment 5 Confulting your own happinefs abroad, While ihe, i poor foul is left to pine at home. -but what a world of fears pofl'efs me now! 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.