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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... language : " Beauty is as summer fruits , which are easy to corrupt , and cannot last ; and , for the most part , it makes a dissolute youth , and an age a little out of countenance ; but yet certainly again , if it light well , it ...
... language of a mens conscia recti , and it was language which , to the last , he continued to hold . " I know , " he said , " I have clean hands and a clean heart . " He addressed himself privately both to FRANCIS BACON ( LORD VERULAM ) .
... languages , which would one day play the bankrupt with books ; " but his writings have frequently been translated . The " Advancement " should , of course , be read in Bacon's own English , which , if less stately than Hooker's , is ...
... language , he exclaimed : " Little children , keep your- selves from idols . " These idols , " or delusions of the understanding , he divided into— ( 1 ) Idols of the Tribe ( Idola tribus ) , those belonging to mankind as a whole , to ...
... languages ( as may appear in his excellent and transcendent writings ) , that a man would have thought he had been ... language of antiquity ; but in his conversation he was the most clear discourser , and had the best * No one can ...
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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 |