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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... nature ; and yet he could scarcely have sinned more deeply than he did sin against his generous queen and patron . It was due to the influence which Bacon now enjoyed with the queen that Essex was forgiven for his strange and wayward ...
... natures differed vastly ; nothing was too bold for his mind to grasp at , but his nervous and timid tem- It perament shrunk from self - denial or self - sacrifice . was easier for him to yield than to stand firm ; and no * Bacon's ...
... nature which was keenly responsive to the beauty of form and colour . He delighted in the bloom and fragrance of flowers , in the harmonies of sweet music , the richness of rare tapestries , and gems , and marbles , and the glory of a ...
... natural and immediate step and rise which the place I now hold hath ever in sort made claim to , and almost never failed of . In this suit I make no friends but to your Majesty , rely upon no other motive but your grace , nor any other ...
... nature . We admit the flaws Our sole object is to It was about this time that " a star " of surpassing brilliancy rose above the horizon of the Court in the person of George Villiers , afterwards Duke of Buckingham , the handsomest ...
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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 |