For Mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness.
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The religions of ancient Greece and Rome are extinct. The so-called divinities of Olympus have not a single worshipper among living men.
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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.
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The word Chivalry is derived from the French cheval, a horse.
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