It has been handed down in mythical form from earliest times to posterity, that there are gods, and that the divine (Deity) compasses all nature. All beside this has been added, after the mythical style, for the purpose of persuading the multitude, and for the interests of the laws, and the advantage of the state.
The greatest thing in style is to have a command of metaphor.
A good style must, first of all, be clear. It must not be mean or above the dignity of the subject. It must be appropriate.
