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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... success in some particular department of human effort does not necessitate failure in all other depart- ments , but that , on the contrary , the broader and deeper a man's general attainments , the more thorough will be his knowledge of ...
... success in life to adventitious aids — such as high birth , rank , or wealth . They have sprung , with few exceptions , from the middle classes , and even from the lower section of the middle classes , and made their way to eminence by ...
... successful defence of Gibraltar by General Elliot and his gallant followers . The prize fell to William Lisle Bowles , afterwards the genial and accomplished sonneteer ; but the examiners commended Abbott's effort as " quam proxime ...
... success for his client being at an end . During that golden age law and reason prevailed . The result was ... successful career was reached when , in 1827 , he was raised to the peerage by the title of Baron Tenterden , a promotion ...
... success was fully established . In 1770 he was appointed solicitor - general ; in the following year attorney - general ; and in 1778 reached the summit of a lawyer's ambition by being promoted to the woolsack . He was imme- diately ...
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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 |