| Show oaths in times the roman oath of olden times was made with great solemnity and elaboration in boman mythology juno making a promise to sleep strengthened it by taking tho heavens in one hand and the earth in tho other greeks and romans swore by their gods by uia styx by olympus by hell by their eacret springs and rivers and by the sun and tho moon their oaths were of much value and meaning during the early days of the republic but worthless after they became corrupt oaths lost their sanctity and became colloquial or profane at a very early time among the jews greek ladies sacre daintily by venus diana and juno and now and then by some male god whose name was frequez aly taken in vain by their liege lords the french monarchal mon archa too had their own peculiar forms of oaths st louis republic |
