A light cannot be religious if it is not dim. Religion belongs to the
twilight of our thoughts, just as business of all kinds to their full
daylight. So a picture which may be impressive while seen in a dark
light will not hold its own in a bright one.
The Greeks and Romans did not enquire into the evidences on which their
belief that Minerva sprang full-armed from the brain of Jupiter was
based. If they had written books of evidences to show how certainly it
all happened, &c.—well, I suppose if they had had an endowed Church with
some considerable prizes, they would have found means to hoodwink the
public.