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compHshed debater , that thg world ever saw . ' The quiet dignity of a mind roused only by great objects , the absence of petty bustle , the contempt of show , the abhorrence of intrigue , the plainness an 4 downrightness , and
the thorough good nature which distinguished Mr . Fox , seem to render Jiim no very unfit representative of that old English national character , which if it ever changed , we should be sanguine indeed to expect
to see succeeded by a better . The simplicity of his character inspired confidence , die ardour of his eloquence roused enthusiasm , and the gentleness of his manners invited friendship . ' I admired' says Mr . Gibbon , * the
powers of a superior man , as they are blended in his attractive character , with all the softness arid simplicity of a child : no human being was ever more free from any taint of malignity , vanity jor falsehood . ' From these qualities of his public , and private character , it probably arose that
no English statesman ever p reserved 3 during so long a period of adverse fortunes , so many affectionate friends and so many zealqus adherents . The union of ardour in public sentiment , xvith mildness in social manner , was , ia Mr . Fox , an hereditary quality . The same fascinating power over the attachment of all "who came within
his sphere , is said to have belonged to his father : and those who know the survivors of another generation , will feel that this delightful quality is not yet extinct in the race . Ci Perhaps notliing can more strongly prove the deep impression made by
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A Complete List of Books
The Student and Pastor 5 to which arc added A Letter to a Friend , upon hii entrance on the Ministerial Office , and An Essay on Elocution and Pronunciation , by Jojin Mason , M . A . New Editions by Joshua Toulrnin , D . D . with Additions and an Essay on Catechising . By the Editor , ximo . HP * 3 44 '
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this part of Mr . Fox ' s character , that * the words of Mr . Burke , who in Jamisry 1797 , six years after ail inter * pourse between them had ceased , speaking to a person honoured with some degree of Mr . Fox ' s friendship said . * JTo be sure be is a man mad * tm
be loved ! and these emphatical words * were uttered with a fervour of manner which left no doubt of their heart-felt sincerity . * These few hasty and honest sen * tences , are sketched in a temper too sober and serious for intentional
exaggeration , and with too pious ax * affection for the memory of Mr . Fox , to profane it by intermixture with the factious brawls and wrangles of the day . His political conduct belongs to history . The measures which he sup * ported or opposed may divide the opinion of posterity , as they have divided
those of the present age . But he wall most certainly command the unanimous reverence of future generations , by his pure sentiments towards the commonwealth , by his zeal for the civil and religious rights of all men , by his liberal ' principles favourable to mild
government , to the unfettered exercise of the human faculties , and the progressive civilization of mankind , by his ardent love £ df a country , of which the well-being and greatness were indeed inseparable from his owi |
glory , and by his profound reverence for that free constitution , which ht was universally admitted to understand , better than any other man of his age , both in an exactly legal and a comprehensively philosophical sense . *'
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An Appeal for Justice in the Cause of Ten Thousand Poor Children , and for the Honour of the Holy Scriptures , being a reply to the Visitation Charge of C . Dapbeny . By Joseph Lancaster , as . Observations on the Iliad , introduce tory to a View of the Origin , Prc ? -. gress and Diversity of He ^ hcn W «*>
