"The sacred fire was the Providence of the family. The worship was very simple. The first rule was, that there should …"

"It is a strong proof of the antiquity of this belief, and of these practices, to find them at the same time among men…"

"The symbols of this religion became modified in the course of ages. When the people of Greece and Italy began to repr…"

"The ancient family was a religious rather than a natural association and we shall see presently that the wife was cou…"

"We should not lose sight of the excessive difficulty which, in primitive times, opposed the foundation of regular soc…"

"The causes of ... [the city's] destruction may be reduced to two. One was the change that took place in the course of…"

"The ancient city, like all human society, had ranks, distinctions, and inequalities. We know the distinction original…"

"Now, before the day on which the city was founded, the family already contained within itself this distinction of cla…"

"When the kings had been everywhere over-thrown, and the aristocracy had become supreme, the people did not content th…"

"I pour upon the earth of the tomb," says Iphigenia in Euripides, "milk, honey, and wine; for it is with these that we…"