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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 Excerpt: ...to consult you, as soon as you shall have calmly heard him, to refer the facts of his case, pretty readily, to their proper legal category, and tell him generally whether WORKS RECOMMENDED. 149 he has the right which he supposes--whether it has been really infringed, as he alleges; and if so, in what department--civil, criminal, or ecclesiastical--of the legal fabric, he ought to seek redress. The possession of some such map, or plan, or chart as this, will give you a certain sense of security, which will inspire you with self-possession and confidence, and contribute also toward preserving the scientific character of your knowledge, and impressing that scientific character upon your practice. With a view to this last point--the scientific character of your acquisitions--I would, in passing, point out two works well worthy of occupying a place on the shelves of a young practitioner of superior capacity and pretensions--the admirable Leading Cases of the late Mr. John William Smith, of which a new edition, carefully edited, with additional notes, by my friends, Messrs. Keating and Willes, is nearly ready; and Mr. Herbert Broom's Selections of Legal Maxims, Classified and Illustrated, of which a second edition has just been published. It is a work of great merit, and well adapted to direct the student's eye, steadily, to the great principles on which the law is founded, as exhibited in the practical working of its details. I advise you at this stage of your career to bestow special pains on acquiring a knowledge of those heads of law which are apt to be suddenly called into action--on occasions where prompt decision is indispensable, and you can not refer to the assistance, written or oral, of others; I mean, for instance, wills, the...

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