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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... lives of eminent lawyers . p . cm . Originally published : London : S.W. Partridge & Co. , 1882 . Includes index . ISBN 1-58477-238-7 ( cloth : acid - free paper ) 1. Lawyers - Great Britain - Biography . 2. Practice of law - Great ...
... lives of those who have risen out of the mass , and helped to make the history , or literature , or jurisprudence of a nation . Some objection may be offered to the inclusion of Edmund Burke among eminent lawyers ; but he was certainly ...
... lives of men like Tenterden and Eldon show us in the most striking manner what may be achieved by a brave heart and a clear brain ; and convey a lesson which it is impossible to misunderstand — a lesson of high encouragement well ...
Or Examples and Encouragements from the Lives of Eminent Lawyers William Henry Davenport Adams. friends of his could ... live like a hermit , and work like a horse . " He spoke from his own experience . Born the son of a Newcastle coal ...
Or Examples and Encouragements from the Lives of Eminent Lawyers William Henry Davenport Adams. Bury St. Edmunds , he was admitted a scholar of the Charterhouse iu London , in 1761 , and there laid the solid foundation of his vast ...
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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 |