For mythology is the handmaid of literature; and literature is one of the best allies of virtue and promoters of happiness. — Thomas Bulfinch
It has, therefore, been a favorite boast of the people of wales and cornwall, that the original british — Thomas Bulfinch
If no other knowledge deserves to be called useful but that which helps to enlarge our possessions or — Thomas Bulfinch
Religion united its influence with those of loyalty and love, and the order of knighthood — Thomas Bulfinch
Shields were generally made of wood, covered with leather, or some similar substance. — Thomas Bulfinch
The other classes of which society was composed were, first, freemen, owners of small portions — Thomas Bulfinch
Mail armor continued in general use till about the year 1300, when it was gradually supplanted by plate armor — Thomas Bulfinch
It was not till toward the end of the thirteenth century that the prose romances began to appear. — Thomas Bulfinch
We thus see that the greeks of the early ages knew little of any real people except those — Thomas Bulfinch
Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated. — Thomas Bulfinch
The word knight, which originally meant boy or servant, was particularly applied to a young man — Thomas Bulfinch
The romans held britain from the invasion of julius caesar till their voluntary withdrawal from the island — Thomas Bulfinch