 He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together; but it is not apt, except in persons...  Peerage of England. ... - Seite 417von Arthur Collins - 1812Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1841 - 548 Seiten
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...study, he did not go very largely into the world; but plungod into business ; I mean into the business of office ; and the limited and fixed methods and... | |
 | David Hoffman - 1841 - 400 Seiten
...another occasion, he spoke of the law as 'one of the first and noblest of human sciences, and that it does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding,...than all the other kinds of learning put together' — and yet, when he comes to speak of lawyers, it is in language by no means eulogistic. But, were... | |
 | 1842 - 452 Seiten
...law-lords painfully proves the soundness of Burke's remarks on the tendency of the study of the law, — "a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding than all other kinds of learning put together, but which is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to... | |
 | 1842 - 624 Seiten
...law-lords painfully proves the soundness of Burke 's remarks on the tendency of the study of the law, — " a science which does more to quicken and invigorate the understanding than all other kinds of learning put together, but which is not apt, except in persons very happily born, to... | |
 | James Stamford Caldwell - 1843 - 372 Seiten
...Grenville) was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. 1 I would advise him (the student for the law) to study, most diligently, the divine works of Cicero;... | |
 | Dugald Stewart - 1843 - 632 Seiten
...Grenville was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the finest and noblest of human sciences ; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...except in persons very happily born, to open and to liberalise the mind exactly in the same proportion. Passing from that study, he did not go very largely... | |
 | Irishman - 1844 - 254 Seiten
...He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences — a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion." Deducting something from the complimentary language, for the circumstances of a speech in the House... | |
 | Henry Brown - 1844 - 524 Seiten
...profession; the profession of the law, which is,' in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of sciences — a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Mr. Grenville thought... | |
 | Henry Brown - 1844 - 526 Seiten
...understanding, than all the other kinds of learning put together ; but it is not apt, except in persons happily born, to open and to liberalize the mind exactly in the same proportion. Mr. Grenville thought better of the wisdom and power of human legislation, than in truth it deserved.... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...profession. He was bred to the law, which is, in my opinion, one of the first and noblest of human sciences; a science which does more to quicken and invigorate...study, he did not go very largely into the world ; but jiluiirr :il into business; I mean into the business of office; and the limited and fixed methods and... | |
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