 | Providence (R.I.). Record Commissioners - 1896 - 254 страници
...Walter Scott, where, in Guy Mannering, he puts into the mouth of Mr. Counsellor Pleydell these words : "A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect." The same idea is more fully elaborated by Charles Sumner in... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1898 - 920 страници
...books, the best editions of the best authors, and in particular an admirable collection of classics. "These," said Pleydell, "are my tools of trade. A...; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect." But Mannering was chiefly delighted with the view from the windows,... | |
 | 1900 - 350 страници
...showing Colonel Mannering his library, full of the best editions of the best authors, said : " These are my tools of trade. A lawyer without history or...; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. " Whatever one may think of Mr. John Morley as a politician,... | |
 | 1900 - 154 страници
...profession. Sir Walter Scott, who was educated for the bar and practiced some years, declared that "a lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect." Hamilton Harris loved literature scarcely less than law, as... | |
 | 1900 - 322 страници
...widespread knowledge of everything under the sun than that of the law. Scott says in Guy Mannering, "A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working man;" and so it may be said of a lawyer without a knowledge of medicine, theology (although very little... | |
 | American Bar Association - 1901 - 728 страници
...serenity. Though his fame did not travel far, it did strike deep. " A lawyer," says Sir Walter Scott, "without history or literature, is a mechanic, a mere...; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect." Mr. Fishback was no mechanic in his profession ; he was an architect.... | |
 | Adrian Hoffman Joline - 1902 - 364 страници
...paper, and some of them have made important contributions to literature. Sir Walter Scott says that "a lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...mason; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect." But the saying that the law is a jealous mistress is a truism;... | |
 | 1903 - 1186 страници
...when Forests are rended ; Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded. Pibroch of Donald Dhu. A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. Gny Mannering. Chap. xxxvii. Bluid is thicker than water.1 Chap.... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1903 - 1188 страници
...when . Forests are rended; Come as the waves come, when Navies are stranded. pn,roeh of Donald />*». A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. Guy Mannering. Chap, xxxtli. Bluid is thicker than water.1 Chap,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1903 - 1186 страници
...when Navies are stranded. Pibroch of Donald Dhn. A lawyer withont history or literatnre is a mechanie, a mere working mason ; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may ventnre to call himself an architect. Gny Mannering. Chap, xxxrii. Blnid is thicker than water.1 Chap,... | |
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A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason ; if he possesses some knowledge of these, he may venture to call himself an architect. 
