I 'm not going to say one word against her intentions; but when I see the waste of thousands of pounds on useless improvements, elegant roads that lead nowhere, bridges that nobody will ever pass, and harbors without boats, not to say the habits of dependence the people have got by finding everything done for them.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
Well, I suppose he's right; such is the true reading of the compact, as it is of every compact where there is wealth on one side, dependence on the other!
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
The very fact that separate rights suggest separate interests is a source of discord; while the inevitable law of succession is a stern defiance to that sense of protection on one side, and dependence on the other, that should mark their relations to each other.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever