FoxConstable & Company, Limited, 1934 - 320 pages |
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Page 49
... Friends . " It was a crisis that brought out all the gambler in Fox . Was he , who had squandered his inheritance many times over for the doubtful joys of faro , to reinstate himself by the safe method of political prostitution ? Was ...
... Friends . " It was a crisis that brought out all the gambler in Fox . Was he , who had squandered his inheritance many times over for the doubtful joys of faro , to reinstate himself by the safe method of political prostitution ? Was ...
Page 119
... friends , began to negotiate for a safe refuge as Lord Chief Justice . Most extraordinary of all , North appears to ... friend of Fox's called Sheridan , did meet there in the early days of April . Possibly it was a duel - shots rang ...
... friends , began to negotiate for a safe refuge as Lord Chief Justice . Most extraordinary of all , North appears to ... friend of Fox's called Sheridan , did meet there in the early days of April . Possibly it was a duel - shots rang ...
Page 191
... friends who might have ruined the most promising career . In the attempt to arrive at an impartial narrative of his conduct , Fox's charm has been intentionally passed over . But its influence as a factor in his tragedy is ...
... friends who might have ruined the most promising career . In the attempt to arrive at an impartial narrative of his conduct , Fox's charm has been intentionally passed over . But its influence as a factor in his tragedy is ...
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