The historic gallery of portraits and paintings: and biographical review : containing a brief account of the lives of the moost celebrated men, in every age and country : and graphic imitations of the fines specimens of the arts, ancient and modern : with remarks, critical and explanatory (Band 7) (London: Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1811)

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Charles James Fox, who died in 1806, one of
his majesty’s principal secretaries of state, may justly
be considered as one of our greatest contemporaries.
For more than twenty years he headed the opposition
in the House of Commons, and was the constant po-
litical adversary of Mr. Pitt, 'j
two such eminent men gave tl
all the debates during that period
tion of all parties.
In truth, the war of which
America was the object; the
Hastings, the governor of Indif
tion, and the great struggle to wl
abolition of the slave trade; thl
catholics of Ireland; and the i
of the regency, were discussion:
interest. In slightly reviewing t
shall merely observe, that Fox
the declaration and continuanc
America, and foretold its disgr
he contended with equal energy
ineffectual attempts to crush the
France. Upon these occasions 1
loss of his popularity. And wh<
it in his power to act upon th
had always professed, he was on
the high expectations raised by
favour of peace, when death clo