It is rather a loose collection of various images and fables, many of which are significant of the same objects. […] These isles and coasts of the western part of the Sea were the scenes of most of the wonders of early Grecian fable. […] The meaning of this fable is so apparent that it needs not explication. […] “This fable, it is said, is a representation of the destiny of the human soul. […] The fable of Love and Psyche has been the original of many a pleasing fairy-tale.