...deeply imbued with a truly religious spirit, and following is the prayer he recited nightlv : Almighty God, the Giver of Wisdom, without Whose help resolutions...study is ineffectual, enable me, if it be Thy will, to attarn such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the doubtful and instruct the ignorant, to prevent...

...engraved in our anatomy, that we need not have it made visible. It reads: Sept. 26, 176S. Almighty God, the giver of wisdom, without whose help resolutions...and terminate contentions; and grant that I may use the knowledge which I shall attain to thy glory and my own salvation, for Jesus Christ's sake, Amen....

...of Dr. Samuel Johnson might well be included in the ethical preparation of every lawyer : " Almighty God, the giver of wisdom without whose help resolutions...study is ineffectual, enable me, if it be Thy will, to obtain such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the thoughtful and instruct the ignorant, to prevent...

...composed by Dr. Samuel Johnson in 1765, when he took up the study of law. It reads thus: "Almighty God, the Giver of wisdom, without whose help resolutions...the doubtful and instruct the ignorant, to prevent wrong, and terminate contention; and grant that 1 may use that knowledge which I shall attain to Thy...

...of Dr. Samuel Johnson might well be included in the ethical preparation of every lawyer : " Almighty God, the giver of wisdom without whose help resolutions are vain, without whose blessing study is incll'cctual, enable me, if it be Thy will, to obtain such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the...

...oppressed. APPENDIX F THE LAWYER'S PRAYER, FROM THE TEN OF DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON, SEPTEMRER 26, 1765.* ALMIGHTY GOD, THE GIVER OF WISDOM, WITHOUT WHOSE HELP RESOLUTIONS ARE VAIN, WITHOUT WHOSE RLESSING STUDY IS INEFFECTUAL, ENARLE ME, IF IT RE THY WILL, TO ATTAIN SUCH KNOWLEDGE AS MAY QUALIFY...

...expressed in a prayer which he wrote at the time he had thoughts of studying law, a-; follows : "Almighty God, the giver of Wisdom, without Whose help resolutions are vain, without Whose blessings study is ineffectual, enable me, if it be Thy will, to attain such knowledge as may qualify...

...preparation, in addition to being a man of the highest character. The Lawyer's Prayer Almighty Uod, the giver of wisdom, without whose help resolutions...without whose blessing study is ineffectual, enable us, if it be Thy will, to attain such knowledge as may qualify us to direct the doubtful and instruct...

...evidence, such as the statute or decisions of the jurisdiction involved. The Lawyer's Prayer A LMIGHTY God, the Giver of wisdom, without whose help resolutions...blessing study is ineffectual, enable me, if it be Thy wi; i, to attain such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the doubtful and ins ;ruct the ignorant,...

...lectures. It was really Chambers that was soon to be the major beneficiary of Johnson's pious resolve to "attain such knowledge as may qualify me to direct the doubtful, and instruct the ignorant" in legal matters. Hoping for the prize of the Vinerian Professorship. Chambers positioned himself to...