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Page 188
... opinion that " Charles Fox was not only the most extraordinary man I have ever seen , but also the best man . " And ... opinion began with the Wilkes agitation , and found its first voice at the elections of 1784 . HIS NEGLECT OF PUBLIC ...
... opinion that " Charles Fox was not only the most extraordinary man I have ever seen , but also the best man . " And ... opinion began with the Wilkes agitation , and found its first voice at the elections of 1784 . HIS NEGLECT OF PUBLIC ...
Page 189
... opinion was the only deity worth worshipping . To Fox , and his boisterous " comrogues " at Brooks's , politics were still a family affair , gentlemanly though acrimonious . Public opinion to them meant no more than a good audience in ...
... opinion was the only deity worth worshipping . To Fox , and his boisterous " comrogues " at Brooks's , politics were still a family affair , gentlemanly though acrimonious . Public opinion to them meant no more than a good audience in ...
Page 284
... opinion that Bonaparte's wish is peace - nay , that he is afraid of war to the last degree . " Grey expostulated with him on grounds which history has amply confirmed , but without effect . " The truth is , I do not feel half the ...
... opinion that Bonaparte's wish is peace - nay , that he is afraid of war to the last degree . " Grey expostulated with him on grounds which history has amply confirmed , but without effect . " The truth is , I do not feel half the ...
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Addington admiration affairs America better Bill Brooks's Burke Burke's cabinet Chancellor Charles Fox Chatham coalition conduct constitution Crown danger debate declared defence Duke election enemy England favour fighting Fitzpatrick foreign Fox's Foxites France French French revolution friends George the Third Germaine Grafton Grenville hands heart honour Horace Walpole House of Commons India Jacobinism Keppel King King's knew leader liberty lived London Lord Chancellor Lord Holland Lord North Lord Shelburne lost majority ment ministry months motion Napoleon nation never Newmarket once opposed opposition Otchakoff Paris Parliament Parliamentary peace Pitt Pitt's political politicians popular Portland Prime Minister Prince of Wales principles proposed public opinion question reform refused resigned revolution Richmond Rockingham royal Shelburne Shelburne's Sheridan speech success Talleyrand thing thought Thurlow tion Tory Treasury treaty vote Walpole Westminster Whig party whole Wilkes Windham wrote