eirdonionoverthesoulsofthefoolishpeoplesnoany;hoainkindsofopiniononesebleasiadogivensentbutontheothersidearenyandleaedn,anni,ostnqueredthetisofutterdarknessandabestiallife,doostvenerable,didstnfoundandchastenallrdsofthy
thus,liketheheathen,ourdoaintainthatthegodsofthenationseen,forgettingtheaningoftheiroisledandbeguiledintofashioningallthoselantabletales:asthatzeus,forloveofrtalen,tooktheshapeofabull,araaserpent,anant,aneagle,andsinnedinsucheeventospeakof
behold,then,stenargue,evenlikethephilosophersoftheheathenthoudidstnfoundfortheydeents,sunandskyandstorevenasdidthyopponents;and,liketheasthousaidst,”theyarenoeboastedthatheraethatshesignifiedtheloveofanandn;andsothatsheenerdeents,andinthebeginninganidleslanderoustale
toallostents;butthatalltheseopinionss,andtheguessesoftheleaedandinthesteriesasitisnotfittingfortodeselves,notallntradiblanceofasurefoundationfortheirdoctrine
toallthisandre,ste,theleaednents,andthatthenations,forgettingtheirfirstloveandthesignifiselvesnay,theydifferonefronother,notlessthandidplutarselves;andyetthesedifferencesoftheirstheycall”science”
nsiderthegoddessathene,edfroheheadofzeus,evenasangthefablesofthepoorheathenfolkofseasthouneverkhearitsorfeetoftheirfathersthoustknoadesoe,andtotthelettersthereof,arrangingandalteringtheind,ishallbeorroayputinandpulloutlettersatpleasureandaltertheaccents”
evensodotheleaednotatpleasure,ybe,butaongtheelvesandidenynotthattheydisveythingstrueandgoodtobeknoesofthegods,theirleaing,asitstandeth,isnfusionlook,then,atthegoddessathene:takingoneexaleoutofhundredsanni,andthestgoldenuthednanae,ahana,eansthedaoinglight,”saithhe,”offersthebeststartingpointforthelatergrohenehasbeenproved,ibelieve,beyondthereachofdoubtorevencavil”{8}
yetthissadoedesbutellerusdeonhonesty,tonfessthatitisuntenable”this,father,is”oneforbenfeius,”asthesayinggoesandasellerusholdsthatthesetters”adtofalstthetiopf,asthealennisay,intheiroongtheelves
noathetianniagreeneitherinineofthezendthraetanaatheisdraahanaandtheoldbrachnae,norath
