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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... in the university . His natural powers , however , were so great that he contrived in hist occasional intervals of study to gain a considerable know- ledge of the classics ; a knowledge much more highly 8 INTRODUCTION .
... nature . His two most intimate friends were Kenyon ( afterwards Lord Kenyon ) , and Horne Tooke , and all * " Grace " is about the last epithet that could fairly be applied to the elephantine Thurlow ! three lived with a frugality that ...
... natural instinct should be carefully studied , that we should satisfy our- selves of the eligibility of the plant for ... nature . In his time a student intended . for the common - law courts was expected to toil for at least a couple of ...
... nature's stock ! and could his hour - glass fall , Would , as for seed of stars , stoop for the sand , And by incessant labour gather all . " Labour that is the keynote not only of a successful but of an honourable life . A shrewd ...
... natural they should shrink from wounding or offending her . With Bacon , moreover , another motive was powerful . His strong and active mind teemed with great social and political ideas— “ the reform and codifica- tion of the law , the ...
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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 |