"For many centuries they did not lose sight of their august (majestic; imposing) origin, they obeyed all of the laws, and were religious adorers of the gods their ancestors. Sincerity reigned in their hearts. Moderation and prudence directed their conduct and their relations with foreign nations, So long as they behaved in this manner, all was well with them. But in the course of time the vicissitudes (changes of circumstances or luck) of human affairs corrupted little by little their divine institutions, and they began to comport (agree; accord or act) themselves like the rest of the children of men. They hearkened to the promptings of ambition and sought to rule by violence. Then Zeus, the King of the gods, beholding this race once noble, growing depraved, resolved to punish it, and by sad experience to moderate its ambitions." - Atlantis To The Latter Days, H.C. Randall-Stevens.
