Butsuchisthefrailtyofhumanreason，andsuchtheirresistiblecontagionofopinion，thateventhisdeliberatedoubtcouldscarcelybeupheld；didwenotenlargeourview，andopposingonespeciesofsuperstitiontoanother，setthemaquarrelling；whileweourselves，duringtheirfuryandcontention，happilymakeourescape，intothecalm，thoughobscure，regionsofphilosophy。
Notes2\"FRAGILISetlaboriosamortalitasinpartesistadigessit，infirmitatissuaememor，utportionibusquisquiscoleret，quomaximeindigeret。\"[\'Frail，toilingmortality，rememberingitsownweakness，hasdividedsuchdeitiesintogroups，soastoworshipinsections，eachthedeityheismostinneedof。\']Pliny，NaturalHistory，Bk。II，Ch。5，Sect。15。SoearlyasHESIOD\'Stimetherewere30，000deities。WorksandDays，Bk。I，Line250。Butthetasktobeperformedbytheseseemsstilltoogreatfortheirnumber。Theprovincesofthedeitiesweresosubdivided，thattherewasevenaGodofSneezing。SeeARISTOTLE，Problems，Bk。33，Ch。7and9。Theprovinceofcopulation，suitablytotheimportanceanddignityofit，wasdividedamongseveraldeities。
3RomanAntiquities，Bk。VIII，Ch。2，Sect。
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4ThefollowinglinesofEURIPIDESaresomuchtothepresentpurpose，thatIcannotforbearquotingthem: