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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... tion , it has been the aim of the writer to deal with men who have been eminent lawyers — and something else . He has sought to show , more or less directly , that conspicuous success in some particular department of human effort does ...
... tion more indispensable than in that of the law . But Thurlow was an exception . He devoted much of his time to pleasure , acquiring by his irregular habits an unfavourable reputation in the university . His natural powers , however ...
... tion , at a little eating - house in the neighbourhood of Chancery Lane , for the sum of sevenpence halfpenny each . " . . . " As to Dunning and myself , " added he , " we were generous , for we gave the girl who waited upon us a penny ...
... tion of what is best and most desirable . But in choosing a pursuit it is surely necessary that the natural instinct should be carefully studied , that we should satisfy our- selves of the eligibility of the plant for the soil in which ...
... tion of the law , the civilisation of Ireland , the purification of the Church , " the diffusion of knowledge , the improve- ment of the social condition of the people ; and these , in the Elizabethan period , could be realised only by ...
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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 |