That place that does contain
My books, the best companions, is to me
A glorious court, where hourly I converse
With the oldsages and philosophers;
And sometimes, for variety, I confer
With kings and emperors, and weigh their counsels;
Calling their victories, if unjustly got,
Unto a strict account, and, in my fancy,
Daface their ill-placed statues.

BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER - The Elder Brother