Note 145
In England, the eldest son also inherits all
the land; a law, says the orthodox Judge Blackstone,
(Commentaries on the Laws of England, vol. ii. p. 215,)
unjust only in the opinion of younger brothers. It may be
of some political use in sharpening their industry.
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 44