She was admired by the god of the river Alpheus [Alphe′us], but refused to listen to his addresses. […] The manner in which Ulysses revenged himself is not calculated to give us a very high opinion of the hero. […] An inscription on its base informs us that it was carved by Cleomenes, an Athenian sculptor, 200 B.  […] Strabo tells us that when the Cimbri had taken prisoners of war, they were offered in sacrifice by these terrible women. […] The planet known to us as Venus was an especial object of devotion.

History informs us, that Cybele was the daughter of a king of Phrygia, who came from her own country into Italy, where she married Saturn. […] Then let us Bacchus’ praises duly sing, And consecrated cakes and chargers bring; Dragg’d by their horns, let victim goats expire; And roast on hazel spits before the sacred fire. […] This species of idolatry began, as the sacred records of the Old Testament inform us, soon after the Deluge, being known in the time of Abraham. […] Shall the dawn of glory streaming,     Wake us to immortal joys? […] How thankful should we be for these sublime, rational, encouraging, delightful ideas of the Deity, the all-directing mind; for this most precious knowledge, communicated unto us by our Lord Jesus Christ!