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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... justice ; late Thy laurels have been wrung from partial Fate . I. RANCIS BACON , Lord Verulam , the father of Inductive Philosophy , best known in English history and English literature as Lord Bacon , was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon ...
... Justice Popham , and the Lord Comptroller Knollys — appeared at the gate of Essex House . The plotters arose to discover that their intrigues were known . All was immediately confusion and dismay . The earl's house of cards tumbled to ...
... justice , I fear , it may be styled " unhappy . " There was no scandal , no open rupture ; but the alderman's daughter cannot have been a " helpmeet " for a man like Bacon . At all events , it is impossible to ignore the significance of ...
... Justice of the Common Pleas . He received a further honour in his election by the members of Cambridge University as their representative . His attorneyship was distinguished by the prosecution of Edmond Peachem , " one of the most ...
... justice which the world willingly renders to meaner men ; and not to exaggerate errors into crimes , or to take a base delight — as some of his biographers have notably done— in enlarging upon the deficiencies of his moral nature . We ...
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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 |