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Similarly, the Inns of Court system of the legal profession where London lawyers train and work, is also fascinating to know about. Even the four Inn names Inne

Similarly, the Inns of Court system of the legal profession where London lawyers train and work, is also fascinating to know about. Even the four Inn names Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Garry's Inn and Lincoln's Inn have something romantic about them. Melville wrote an interesting story about them "Paradise of Bachelors" (Which is paired with another story "Tartarus of Maids" ).

darrenf 8y ago
> Garry's Inn Actually Gray's Inn.
pmoriarty 8y ago
"Melville wrote an interesting story about them "Paradise of Bachelors" (Which is paired with another story "Tartarus of Maids" )." Both can be read here: https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/par-tar.html https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/par-tar.html
billfruit 8y ago
"The genuine Templar is long since departed. Go view the wondrous tombs in the Temple Church; see there the rigidly-haughty forms stretched out, with crossed arm upon their stilly hearts, in everlasting and undreaming rest. Like the years before the flood, the bold Knights-Templars are no more. Nevertheless, the name remains, and the nominal society, and the ancient grounds, and some of the ancient edifices. But the iron heel is changed to a boot of patent-leather; the long two-handed sword to a one-handed quill; the monk-giver of gratuitous ghostly counsel now counsels for a fee; the defender of the sarcophagus (if in good practice with his weapon) now has more than one case to defend; the vowed opener and clearer of all highways leading to the Holy Sepulchre, now has it in particular charge to check, to clog, to hinder, and embarrass all the courts and avenues of Law; the knight-combatant of the Saracen, breasting spear-points at Acre, now fights law-points in Westminster Hall. The helmet is a wig. Struck by Time's enchanter's Wand, the Templar is to-day a Lawyer." --Melville

darrenf 8y ago

> Garry's Inn Actually Gray's Inn.

pmoriarty 8y ago

"Melville wrote an interesting story about them "Paradise of Bachelors" (Which is paired with another story "Tartarus of Maids" )." Both can be read here: https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/par-tar.html https://msuweb.montclair.edu/~furrg/i2l/par-tar.html

billfruit 8y ago

"The genuine Templar is long since departed. Go view the wondrous tombs in the Temple Church; see there the rigidly-haughty forms stretched out, with crossed arm upon their stilly hearts, in everlasting and undreaming rest. Like the years before the flood, the bold Knights-Templars are no more. Nevertheless, the name remains, and the nominal society, and the ancient grounds, and some of the ancient edifices. But the iron heel is changed to a boot of patent-leather; the long two-handed sword to a one-handed quill; the monk-giver of gratuitous ghostly counsel now counsels for a fee; the defender of the sarcophagus (if in good practice with his weapon) now has more than one case to defend; the vowed opener and clearer of all highways leading to the Holy Sepulchre, now has it in particular charge to check, to clog, to hinder, and embarrass all the courts and avenues of Law; the knight-combatant of the Saracen, breasting spear-points at Acre, now fights law-points in Westminster Hall. The helmet is a wig. Struck by Time's enchanter's Wand, the Templar is to-day a Lawyer." --Melville