A third force, developing itself more slowly, becomes even more potent than the rest: the power of gold.
In the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away.
A good lawyer is a bad Christian.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessities.
The ferocious inroads of the Normans scared many weak and timid persons into servitude.
A talent for repartee is one that increases with practice.