Charles James FoxGrolier Society, 1988 - 347 pages |
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... minister's having hinted to Mr. Fox that his orations were in some cases too figurative . It was even asserted that , enamoured of himself , he had repeatedly declared , he considered advice an insult offered to his understanding . Nay ...
... minister's having hinted to Mr. Fox that his orations were in some cases too figurative . It was even asserted that , enamoured of himself , he had repeatedly declared , he considered advice an insult offered to his understanding . Nay ...
Page 82
... ministry , which was rejected by a small majority ; but on a similar motion being made , after an interval of a few ... minister . At this period of Mr. Fox's history , it may not be deemed improper to take a brief retrospective view of ...
... ministry , which was rejected by a small majority ; but on a similar motion being made , after an interval of a few ... minister . At this period of Mr. Fox's history , it may not be deemed improper to take a brief retrospective view of ...
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... minister . On this it was unanimously agreed that the Duke of Portland would be an excellent man of straw for prime minister under their auspices , and that Mr. Fox should immediately wait upon the king with a strong recommendation of ...
... minister . On this it was unanimously agreed that the Duke of Portland would be an excellent man of straw for prime minister under their auspices , and that Mr. Fox should immediately wait upon the king with a strong recommendation of ...
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