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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... Chancellor replied , " I have no rule to give them , but that they must make up their minds to live like a hermit ... Lord Stowell ) , having just gained a scholarship at Oxford , wrote to him , " Send Jack up at once , I can do better ...
... Lord Chancellor , holding the last dis- tinguished position for a quarter of a century . When a person thought to compliment the great Chancellor Thurlow by asking him whether he was not sprung from the family of Thurlow , the secretary ...
... Lord Chancellor Heath , the Catholic Archbishop of York , upon whose downfall it passed , by lease , to his successor in office , Sir Nicholas Bacon . It was a spacious and pleasant mansion , commanding a fine view of the river , then ...
... Chancellor bestowed upon him ; and , a few months later , he was raised to the peerage by the title of Lord Verulam . By a later creation he became Viscount St. Albans , but posterity has persisted ... Sir 50 FRANCIS BACON ( LORD VERULAM ) .
... lord , was horn , and here ; Son to the grave wise Keeper of the Seal— Fame and foundation of the English weal . What then his father was , that since is he , Now with a ... Lord Chancellor urged him to 52 FRANCIS BACON ( LORD VERULAM ) .
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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 |