Learned in the Law (1882): Or Examples and Encouragements from the Lives of Eminent LawyersThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 2002 - 404 páginas A set of biographical sketches of eminent jurists from the 17th through 19th centuries, including Lord Bacon, John Selden, the Earl of Mansfield, Sir William Jones, and Lord Brougham. Intended to encourage emulation, Adams offers a series of "Great Man" portraits in the manner of Carlyle that emphasizes the outstanding moral character, determination, and diligence of his subjects and their crucial contributions to Britain. Like many Victorians, Adams feared that the professional specialization created by the growth of science and industry would eliminate the type of well-rounded personality dear to the English. This concern is evident in his choice of representative figures. He demonstrates in each case that these were men of parts with a breadth of interests that contributed to their greatness as jurists. |
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... ment of the social condition of the people ; and these , in the Elizabethan period , could be realised only by the initiative of the Crown . Hence he supported without hesitation the privileges and prerogatives claimed by the Throne ...
... ment ; for the world spontaneously hailed , and with ungrudging applause , the rich and lofty gift — the " noblest birth of time " --laid before it by Bacon's luminous intellect . Bacon's fortunes had now reached their zenith ; he was ...
... ment , but the rigorous winter which followed compelled him to return to London for the benefit of medical advice . He lodged at Gray's Inn , and busied himself in the pre- paration of a new edition of his " Natural History . " As he ...
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EARL SOMERS 16501716 | 104 |
EARL OF MANSFIELD 17041793 | 139 |
EDMUND BURKE 17271797 | 216 |
SIR WILLIAM JONES 17461794 | 291 |
SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY 17571818 | 311 |
LORD BROUGHAM 17791868 | 339 |