[PDF] Hortensius Or The Advocate An Historical Essay eBook

Author : William Forsyth, Jr.
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Page : 520 pages
File Size : 19,15 MB
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781330550335

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Excerpt from Hortensius: Or, the Advocate; An Historical Essay The object of the following pages is to present in a popular form an historical sketch of the office and functions of an Advocate. It occurred to me that the subject afforded materials for a work which would not be devoid of interest, and perhaps instruction, if, without going into minute and tedious detail, some of the more salient points were elected in the history of that profession. I therefore devoted to the task the unemployed hours of the legal vacation, confining my attention principally to the countries of Greece and Rome, France and England, where oratory, with which advocacy is so closely allied that in the Latin language they are almost synonymous terms, has been cultivated with the greatest reputation and success. The name of Hortensius was chosen as the title of the volume, because of all the Advocates of antiquity he seems to have given himself up most exclusively to that profession, and the Roman Forum could boast of only one more brilliant name. "Ardebat autem," says Cicero of him, "cupiditate sic, ut in nullo unquam flagrantius studium viderim: nullum enim patiebatur esse diem, quin aut in foro diceret, aut meditaretur extra forum." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : William Forsyth, Jr.
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 48,74 MB
Release : 2016-05-19
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ISBN : 9781357398965

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Author : William Forsyth
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 40,73 MB
Release : 2023-09-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 3368834940

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.