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Chapter XVIII.—Testimony of
Sophocles.
And if it is needful that we add testimonies
concerning one God, even from the dramatists, hear even Sophocles
speaking thus:—
“There
is one God, in truth there is but one,
Who
made the heavens and the broad earth beneath,
The
glancing waves of ocean and the winds
But
many of us mortals err in heart,
And
set up for a solace in our woes
Images
of the gods in stone and wood,
Or
figures carved in brass or ivory,
And,
furnishing for these our handiworks,
Both
sacrifice and rite magnificent,
We
think that thus we do a pious work.”
Thus, then, Sophocles.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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