A soil, exhausted by the long culture of pagan empires, was to lie fallow for a still longer period. — John Lothrop Motley
A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold. — John Lothrop Motley
For a century longer, rome still retains its outward form, but the swarming nations are now in full career. — John Lothrop Motley
In gaul were two orders, the nobility and the priesthood, while the people, says caesar, were all slaves. — John Lothrop Motley
The ferocious inroads of the normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude. — John Lothrop Motley
The rise of the dutch republic must ever be regarded as one of the leading events of modern times. — John Lothrop Motley
The splendid empire of charles the fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty. — John Lothrop Motley