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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 17: London again.—characters of judges.—Oxford.—Cambridge— November and December, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
ware of any authorities or discussions in the United States which would reflect light upon the question. . . . Sir William Follett's grand reputation you well know. If the Tories should come into power, and he would accept the place, I think itfrom the slight fact that they address me without any prefix, as Sumner; and I, of course, do the same with them. Sir William Follett always meets me on that footing. It was only night before last that I dined at his house. We had at table Sir Frerior to Sydney Smith, whose humor makes your sides shake with laughter for weeks after you have listened to it. We left Follett at about half-past 11 o'clock; and Talfourd carried me to the Garrick, where we found Poole. Talfourd took his two glaseness he was unable to walk. He is fond of Shakspeare, and often have we interchanged notes during a long argument from Follett or Wilde (while I was sitting by the side of the latter in the Serjeants' row), the burden of which has been some turn o
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 18: Stratford-on-avon.—Warwick.—London.—Characters of judges and lawyers.—authors.—society.—January, 1839, to March, 1839.—Age, 28. (search)
ld. Talfourd's first acquaintance with Sir William Follett was while the latter was a student, or e morning from the watchman, who had arrested Follett in the act of scaling the walls of the Temples Austin. He is a more animated speaker than Follett,—perhaps not so smooth and gentle; neither is is powerful here, and is immeasurably before Follett in accomplishments and liberality of view. H many civilities from him in London. Sir William FollettAnte, Vol. I. p. 332. is truly a lovablns, where I have heard them call for Follett, Follett! and here he shows a parliamentary eloquencell, and I cannot hesitate to place him before Follett. In my next I shall continue my sketch of thve, and brilliant, does not astonish one like Follett. I still think Austin, taking all things int have already spoken of the Attorney-General, Follett, Wilde, and Charles Austin. In the next rankhelor and a Tory. In manner he is not unlike Follett. He is about forty-five. In person he is ra[6 more...]
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, London, Jan. 12. (search)
ouse, but made himself her keeper, and lived with her, retired from the world. Talfourd's first acquaintance with Sir William Follett was while the latter was a student, or just after his call to the bar, in getting him released one morning from the watchman, who had arrested Follett in the act of scaling the walls of the Temple. At Lord Durham's John George Lambton, 1792-1840. He became Baron Durham in 1828, and Earl of Durham in 1833. He was sent on a special mission to Russia in 1833ockings he ever saw! I do not know if I have ever written you about Charles Austin. He is a more animated speaker than Follett,—perhaps not so smooth and gentle; neither is he, I think, so ready and instinctively sagacious in a law argument: and yy and instinctively sagacious in a law argument: and yet he is powerful here, and is immeasurably before Follett in accomplishments and liberality of view. He is a fine scholar, and deeply versed in English literature and the British Constitution