Learned in the law; or, Examples and encouragements from the lives of eminent lawyers, Page 55 |
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... force of character . When For three years more Charles Abbott continued at school , and fought his way energetically to the captain- ship . Then it seemed good to his father that since he could not be a singing - man he should become a ...
... force of character . When For three years more Charles Abbott continued at school , and fought his way energetically to the captain- ship . Then it seemed good to his father that since he could not be a singing - man he should become a ...
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... forces up an impudent pretender , but you are sure to get early into respectable business at the bar , and you may count on becoming in due time a puisne judge . " Acting on this encouraging advice , Abbott articled himself for a year ...
... forces up an impudent pretender , but you are sure to get early into respectable business at the bar , and you may count on becoming in due time a puisne judge . " Acting on this encouraging advice , Abbott articled himself for a year ...
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... force of his reasoning , and the scope of his sagacity . A critic so complete as Ben Jonson bears the fullest testimony to his exalted oratorical powers . " There happened in my time , " he says , " one noble speaker who was full of ...
... force of his reasoning , and the scope of his sagacity . A critic so complete as Ben Jonson bears the fullest testimony to his exalted oratorical powers . " There happened in my time , " he says , " one noble speaker who was full of ...
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... force of his brilliant rhetoric , and Lord Campbell the weight of his legal acumen , to the unfavourable view of Bacon's character . The kindlier and more generous judgment , originally put forward by Bacon's " Apology , " in his Works ...
... force of his brilliant rhetoric , and Lord Campbell the weight of his legal acumen , to the unfavourable view of Bacon's character . The kindlier and more generous judgment , originally put forward by Bacon's " Apology , " in his Works ...
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... force of his own great services , Bacon at last obtained the prize of his ambitious hopes , the Great Seal , and on the 7th of March , 1617 , was appointed Lord - Keeper of England , in succession to Lord Ellesmere . His accession to ...
... force of his own great services , Bacon at last obtained the prize of his ambitious hopes , the Great Seal , and on the 7th of March , 1617 , was appointed Lord - Keeper of England , in succession to Lord Ellesmere . His accession to ...
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