 | 1823 - 870 pages
...are of the lisst order. In aenleness, promptness, and clearness; in the art of illnstrating, slating, and arranging; in extent of legal knowledge; in sparkling wit, keen satire, and strong and flowing eloqocnce, he has few eqnab. Bnt it is as a literary character that Mr. Jeffrey is most generally known,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 620 pages
...long doubtful, and it was not for many years that he acquired extensive practice. Yet his abilities as an advocate are of the first order. In acuteness,...and strong and flowing eloquence, he has few equals. But though Mr. Jeffrey is known at home as the head of the Scottish bar, it is to his literary character... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1831 - 608 pages
...long doubtful, and it was not for many years that he acquired extensive practice. Yet his abilities as an advocate are of the first order. In acuteness,...arranging ; in extent of legal knowledge ; in sparkling nit, keen satire, and strong and flowing eloquence, he has few equals. But though Mr. Jeffrey is Known... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 616 pages
...long doubtful, and it was not for many years that .he acquired extensive practice. Yet his abilities as an advocate are of the first order. In acuteness, promptness and clearness; in the urt of illustrating, stating and arranging ; in extent of legal knowledge ; in sparkling wit, keen... | |
 | 1833 - 600 pages
...is not till within these few years that he has acquired a practice co-extensive with his abilities. In acuteness, promptness, and clearness, — in the...and strong and flowing eloquence, he has few equals in the courts of Scotland. " Ever quick," says the author of Sketches of the Scottish Bar, " but never... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 608 pages
...long doubtful, and it was not for many years that he acquired extensive practice. Yet his abilities as an advocate are of the first order. In acuteness, promptness and clearness; in the nrt of illustrating, stating and arranging; in extent of legal knowledge; in sparkling wit, keen satire,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 618 pages
...acquired extensive practice. Yet his abilities as an advocate are of the first order. In acuteues?, promptness and clearness ; in the art of illustrating,...and strong and flowing eloquence, he has few equals. But though Mr. Jeffrey is known at home as the head of the Scottish 1шг, it is to his literary character... | |
 | 1838 - 1050 pages
...order. In acuteness, promptness, ant clearness ; in the art of illustrating, stating, and ar ranging; in extent of legal knowledge, in sparkling wit, keen satire, and strong and flowing eloquence he had few equals. But though Mr. Jeffrey was known at home as the head of the Scottish bar, it was to... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1840 - 212 pages
...is not till within these few years that he has acquired a practice co-extensive with his abilities. In acuteness, promptness, and clearness, — in the...and strong and flowing eloquence, he has few equals in the courts of Scotland. " Ever quick," says the author of Sketches of the Scottish Bar, " but never... | |
 | William Cooke Taylor - 1846 - 512 pages
...advocate were found to be of the first order. In acuteness, promptness, and clearness ; in the arts of illustrating, stating, and arranging ; in extent...legal knowledge ; in sparkling wit, keen satire, and flowing eloquence — he had few equals. On the formation of Earl Grey's administration, Mr. Jeffrey... | |
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Edinburgh, he engaged actively in the literary societies of that city, and was one of the most conspicuous members of the Speculative Society. At the bar, the success of Mr. Jeffrey was, however, long doubtful, and it was not for many years that he acquired... 