 | 1903 - 1038 страници
...of an unconsecutive book may also take the liberty of being disorderly. Sir Walter Scott said that "a lawyer without history or literature Is a mechanic,...these he may venture to call himself an architect." Somebody said of Lord Brougham, "If he had only known a little law he would • have known a little... | |
 | David Murray - 1912 - 354 страници
...particular, an admirable collection of classics. 1 These,' said Pleydell, ' are my tools of trade. A Lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect.'" 1 the life of Sir Walter Scott, ip 200, Edinburgh, 1839, 8vo, second edition. John Maclaurin (Lord... | |
 | John Marshall Gest - 1913 - 276 страници
...books, "the best editions of the best authors." — "These," said Pleydell, "are my tools of trade. A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect." . . . "It is the pest of our profession," continued Pleydell, "that we seldom see the best side of... | |
 | William Morse Cole - 1914 - 492 страници
...extravagant goodness, why, trust it, and know the man by it, not by his performance." — Browning. "A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these he may venture to call himself an architect." — Sir Walter Scott. M511300 PREFACE One thing which distinguishes bookkeeping and accounting from... | |
 | 1914 - 540 страници
...Dana would apply to business men the dictum of Pleydell in "Guy Mannering" on the subject of lawyers: "A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect." • • • AN ALLEVIATION TO THE RIGORS OF CENSORSHIP which now so pitilessly deprive us of full and... | |
 | 1915 - 666 страници
...Variety and Unity of History (Address at the World's Congress of Arts and Science, St. Louis, 1904). A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect. — Sir WALTER SCOTT, "Guy Mannering," c. XXXVII. CONTINENTAL LEGAL HISTORY SERIES GENERAL INTRODUCTION... | |
 | Association of American Law Schools. Meeting - 1923 - 720 страници
...it some vision of science and civilization. As Sir Walter Scott says: "A lawyer without history and literature is a mechanic, a mere working mason; if...these, he may venture to call himself an architect." If the law of the more or less static society in which Scott lived demanded for its true comprehension... | |
 | Ludwig von Bar - 1916 - 628 страници
...Variety and Unity of History (Address at the World's Congress of Arts and Science, St. Louis, 1904). A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect. — Sir WALTER SCOTT, "Guy Mannering," c. XXXVII. CONTINENTAL LEGAL HISTORY SERIES GENERAL INTRODUCTION... | |
 | Rudolf Hübner - 1918 - 878 страници
...Variety and Unity of History (Address at the World's Congress of Arts and Science, St. Louis, 1904). A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect. — Sir WALTER SCOTT, "Guy Mannering," c. XXXVII. CONTINENTAL LEGAL HISTORY SERIES GENERAL INTRODUCTION... | |
 | John Henry Wigmore - 1918 - 618 страници
...Variety and Unity of History (Address at the World's Congress of Arts and Science, St. Louis, 1904). A lawyer without history or literature is a mechanic,...these, he may venture to call himself an architect. — Sir WALTER SCOTT, "Guy Mannering," c. XXXVII. CONTINENTAL LEGAL HISTORY SERIES GENERAL INTRODUCTION... | |
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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. 
