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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 8: early professional life.—September, 1834, to December, 1837.—Age, 23-26. (search)
at a debate in Parliament, though he has often gone up to Bellamy's at midnight, in order to ascertain the result of a division, not liking to await the intelligence in the morning papers. To my inquiry about Bulwer, he said, It so happened that I have never read any of his works. I have seen a pleasant letter of friendship, written him by Talfourd. Another intimate, to whom he is now writing, is Keen, the Chancery reporter, of the firm of Mylne & Keen, reporters of Lords Lyndhurst and Brougham. Hayward, of Faust, he knows well. He will visit Boston, when you will see him, as I shall feel it my duty as well as pleasure to show him our lions. We left Ballston for Saratoga last Monday; were whirled over the beautiful railway from Schenectady to Utica, a distance of eighty miles, in about four hours; were crowded in a foul tavern at Utica; passed a most exciting, brilliant day at Trenton Falls, seventeen miles from Utica,—a natural curiosity, unsurpassed I believe by any in the
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 12: Paris.—Society and the courts.—March to May, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
ross the other and then changing; gaping, and talking with his neighbor. After the first counsel had concluded, there was a recess of five minutes, during which Brougham left his seat, and came among the spectators to talk with a Frenchman whom he recognized. He appeared to talk right and left, without any consciousness that peoing's seat. C, the benches occupied by the court ordinarily. D, the seat of the President. E, the seat of the Procureur-General, at the left of whom was Brougham. F, greffier. G, aisle between the part for the judges and the rest of the court. H, the advocate who speaks (except the Procureur-General, who by officthis respect; but his manner was dull and inanimate, and his appearance vulgar,—in French I should say, grossier. He was more subtle than broad,—an opinion which Brougham expressed to a friend of mine after the argument. In writing out his argument, he followed the example of Cochin and the great lawyers in France of one and two
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 13: England.—June, 1838, to March, 1839.—Age, 27-28. (search)
and D'Oyly, among lawyers; of Hayward, Adolphus, Clark, Bingham, Wills, Theobald, Starkie, and Professor Bell, among law-writers and reporters; of Hallam, Parkes, Senior, Grote, Jeffrey, Murray, Carlyle, Rogers, Talfourd, Whewell, and Babbage, among men of learning, culture, and science; of Maltby, Milman, and Sydney Smith, among divines; of Robert Ingham, John Kenyon, Monckton Milnes (Lord Houghton), Basil Montagu, and Charles Vaughan, among genial friends who wrote or loved good books; of Brougham, Durham, Inglis, Cornewall Lewis, Campbell, Labouchere, Hume, and Roebuck, among statesmen and parliamentary chiefs; At Joseph Parkes's he met Richard Cobden, who was not as yet a member of Parliament. of Fitzwilliam, Lansdowne, Wharncliffe (and his son, John Stuart Wortley), Leicester, Holland, Carlisle (and his son, Lord Morpeth), among noblemen. He met on a familiar footing Charles Austin, Macaulay, Landor, Leigh Hunt, Thomas Campbell, and Theodore Hook. He talked with Wordsworth a
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 14: first weeks in London.—June and July, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
y fall into another. It was here that I read Brougham's article in the last Edinburgh on George IV.sense; all listen with the greatest respect. Brougham is various, —always at home, whether for arguim much of Lord Brougham. He assured me that Brougham was one of the greatest judges that ever sat use of Commons, Dec. 16, 1830, in relation to Brougham's probable success as an equity judge. (Of Lon his latter days. In the Lords I have heard Brougham,—with his deep, husky notes, with his wonderf for several of his best introductions,—as to Brougham, Charles Austin, the Montagus, and Cobden. he to the Attorney-General. Dr. L. told me that Brougham, when Chancellor, nearly killed himself and aEngland,—I may say, the special confidence of Brougham and Durham. The present ministry is quite am at a loss to account for my reception from Brougham; for he is a person almost inaccessible at prod, has found much favor. Campbell's Life of Brougham, ch. VI. From Brougham Hall you will hear fro[8 more.
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 15: the Circuits.—Visits in England and Scotland.—August to October, 1838.—age, 27. (search)
ce Vaughan, Sydney Smith, and Lord Brougham. Brougham's I found at the post-office. I shall not prays of him, Damned odd fellow,—half mad! And Brougham, who is now vexed with the Duke for interferiibuted; and the venerable bishop told me that Brougham was writing his while he was Lord Chancellor; himself and his friends. Campbell's Life of Brougham, ch. VI. and VIII. He died at this retreat, is the niece of the historian Robertson. Lady Brougham and her daughter are at a watering place a her to eat of particular dishes. I heard Mrs. Brougham address her son as Lord Brougham. I couldhave received from Lord B. have been signed H. Brougham, and I have heard of his signing so frequen Friday morning, Sept. 7. I write this in Brougham's library and study,—a most beautiful apartme! by means of Indians we have got the trick. Brougham, you know, is the author of the article in thrles, and Mr. Coke (now Lord Leicester) Tom. Brougham was once a great favorite of my host; but his[7 more...]<