Author: Thomas Bulfinch

Quotes

For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.

- Thomas Bulfinch

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.

The preparatory education of candidates for knighthood was long and arduous.

- Thomas Bulfinch

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.

- Thomas Bulfinch

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government.

ON the decline of the Roman power, about five centuries after Christ, the countries of Northern Europe were left almost destitute of a national government.

- Thomas Bulfinch

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