Valhalla the Myths of Norseland, a Saga, in Twelve Parts

ISBN: 9781330076026 出版年：2016 页码：157 Julia Clinton Jones Forgotten Books

They found Rome weakened by conquest, and enervated by luxury; one by one they forced her conquests from her, plunging Europe into a state of semi-barbarism, only to raise her up at last, through their stronger northern natures, and purer institutions to a higher degree of enlightenment; infusing through her weakened frame, their own bold blood, thus giving her fresh strength and vitality.