Thus again the Netherlands, for the first time since the fall of Rome, were united under one crown imperial. They had already been once united, in their slavery to Rome. 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
