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Quotes from The Age of Fable — Thomas Bulfinch

1796–1867 United States

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

The Age of Fable (1855)

He saw her eyes bright as stars; he saw her lips, and was not satisfied with only seeing them.

The Age of Fable (1855)

The Greeks believed the earth to be flat and circular, their own country occupying the middle of it, the central point being either Mount Olympus, the abode of the gods, or Delphi, so famous for its oracle.

The Age of Fable (1855)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Thomas Bulfinch (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.