Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. - Josiah Quincy - Books - Independently Published - 9798690074715 - January 30, 2021
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Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.

Josiah Quincy

Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams.

Book Excerpt: ...literary and social circles of the college, he became popular among his classmates. By the government his conduct and attainments were duly appreciated, which they manifested by bestowing upon him the second honor of his class at commencement; a high distinction, considering the short period he had been a member of the university. The oration he delivered when he graduated, in 1787, on the Importance of Public Faith to the Well-Being of a Community, was printed and published; a rare proof of general interest in a college exercise, which the adaptation of the subject to the times, and the talent it evinced, justified. After leaving the university, Mr. Adams passed three years in Newburyport as a student at law under the guidance of Theophilus Parsons, afterwards chief justice of Massachusetts. He was admitted to the bar in 1790, and immediately opened an office in Boston. The ranks of his profession were crowded, the emoluments were small, and his competitors able. His letters feelingly express his anxi...

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Released January 30, 2021
ISBN13 9798690074715
Publishers Independently Published
Pages 312
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 17 mm   ·   417 g
Language English  

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