I now read Blackstone, Hale's Common Law, several other Law Books, and much biography. This course of reading was continued for several years until the death of my landlady.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Francis Place Print: Book
?The day after this being the last of the year, I managed to finish reading Blackstone?s Commentaries and Goldsmith?s History of England, both for the 2d time over & in the evening danced out the year at the Assembly.?
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: John Marsh Print: Book
'Finished "Annual Register" for 1832. Reading Blackstone'.
Century: 1850-1899 Reader/Listener/Group: George Eliot [pseud] Print: BookManuscript: Unknown
'Search in Blackstone and Goldsmith's "History"; much struck with style of latter; deserving [I] think, to be more talked of'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: William Windham Print: Book
Elizabeth Barrett to Hugh Stuart Boyd, 1 June 1831:
'I recollect many years ago when I read one whole volume of Blackstone through, I also read a little treatise by a Mr Hawkins an INFINITE Tory, entitled "Reform in Parliament, the ruin of Parliament"'.
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Elizabeth Barrett Print: Book
'[During summer 1831] Hallam was at Hastings [...] After his holiday Hallam returned to his reading of law, and enjoyed "the old fellow Blackstone," culling for Alfred [Tennyson] poetic words like "forestal."'
Century: 1800-1849 Reader/Listener/Group: Arthur Hallam Print: Book
Robert Southey to John James Morgan, 6 March, 1797: 'Blackstone & I agree better than perhaps you imagine. true it is that I should like to write Commentaries upon his Commentaries — but mine would be an illegal book. the study fixes my attention sufficiently, when my attention begins to flag, I relieve myself by employing half an hour differently, & then set to again with fresh spirits. '
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Southey Print: Book
Robert Southey to Charles Watkin Williams Wynn, 9 August 1797: 'I have now gone thro Blackstone often & attentively, so repeatedly reperusing the more important parts, that I think I know the book well. nor does farther study of it now appear necessary or useful.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Robert Southey Print: Book
