单词 | Charles James Fox |
例句 | The wealthy House of Commons leader Charles James Fox praised Smith’s ideas in Parliament, although he later admitted he had not read The Wealth of Nations and thought it far too long. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z The first foreign secretary, Charles James Fox, abolished the slave trade. Opinion | Britain has been shaping the world for centuries. That won’t change with Brexit. 2019-03-28T04:00:00Z And for much of that time, Pitt's foremost opponent was Charles James Fox, who was only 10 years older than he was. A Point of View: Is it better to have leaders who are too old or too young? - BBC News 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z The fox who looks up with satisfaction at the dangling bodies is of course intended for Charles James Fox, whose resignation produced the fall of the ministry. The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries To-Day and in Days of Old 2012-03-25T02:00:04.800Z It is remarkable that these identical reforms were proposed forty years before, in an elaborate report by a committee of the "Friends of the People," of which the illustrious Charles James Fox was chairman. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z Pitt’s powerful rival, Charles James Fox, in his early manhood, was one of the most fashionable men about town. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z He won over the eloquent and glorious Wilberforce, the great Pitt, the magnificent orator, Burke, and that far-seeing and humane statesman, Charles James Fox. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 8 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Political 2012-02-11T03:03:48.503Z For some time the moving spirit of the club was Charles James Fox. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Auntie and I have some good evenings at home, in which we refresh the venerable intelligence with the modern publication, we do, to wit, "Early Life of Charles James Fox." Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 2012-01-24T03:00:23.377Z Charles James Fox deserves a conspicuous place among the early Reformers of England. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z He was playful and sportive as a child, told me all sorts of anecdotes, dealing largely in stories about Charles James Fox, and enquired after several odd characters whom we both knew in Illinois. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z September 13th.—Death of Charles James Fox, aged 57. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z His great great-grandmother was the Duchess of Portsmouth; and the Lord Holland so well known for his entertainments at Holland House, early in this century, was a nephew of Charles James Fox. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z Charles James Fox used to read Homer p. 171through every year. The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography 2011-05-29T02:00:07.883Z Among the principals in the chief duels of this period were Charles James Fox, Sheridan, Pitt, Canning, Castlereagh, the Duke of York, the Duke of Richmond, and Lord Camelford. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde 2011-04-14T02:00:57.977Z Among the local characters relished by Mrs. Jameson in Canada was Mr. Justice Hagerman, who added some of the bluntness of Samuel Johnson to the physique of Charles James Fox. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z But the Whig leaders whose settled habits of mind were most Liberal were Shelburne and Charles James Fox. A Short History of English Liberalism 2010-12-22T15:03:38.007Z We had glimpses, too, of that cheery, sunny-faced, eloquent, ill-balanced man, Charles James Fox, whom we ought to remember as a true friend to America, in those critical days when taxation was swelling into tyranny. English Lands Letters and Kings Queen Anne and the Georges 2011-08-29T02:01:10.603Z The first was the coalition between Charles James Fox and Lord North, under the nominal leadership of the Duke of Portland, which lasted scarcely eight months during 1783. New politics? 2010-05-21T15:48:00Z Could you get a more perfect pair than Charles James Fox, the virtuoso of radical Whig passions, up against his rival the younger William Pitt, the hard conscience of the British war against Napoleon? The gift of the political gab 2010-04-02T13:02:00Z —History of James II, by the right honourable Charles James Fox, page 33. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion Its abolition was voted by the House of Lords on the motion of Lord Grenville, and by the Commons on the motion of Charles James Fox, on the 10th of June 1806. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) He might also have sheltered himself under the example of Charles James Fox, who consented to accept a provision made for him by the leaders of his party. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 2, July, 1850. His literary sympathies were less varied, his taste less sure than those of Charles James Fox. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe He was certainly not likely to be unjust to Charles James Fox. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 Charles James Fox was his second son, and passed his early years at Holland House. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel About a mile outside the town lies St. Anne's Hill, chiefly notable, perhaps, to-day because on its southern slope stands a house which was at one time the residence of Charles James Fox. Highways and Byways in Surrey He published the final volume of his ‘Memoirs and Correspondence of Thomas Moore,’ and busied himself over his ‘Life and Times of Charles James Fox,’ and other congenial literary tasks. Lord John Russell Voltaire announces the coming of the Third Age—"Blessed are the young, for their eyes shall behold it"—and upon the ruins of the Bastille Charles James Fox sees it arise. The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe Charles James Fox, with no thought of Egyptian, told the Prince of Wales that "cats always prefer the sunshine." Moon Lore The Duchess of Devonshire had friendly relations with the celebrated Charles James Fox, and that friendship had taken the tinge of party spirit. Political Women, Vol. 1 Holland bought a seat for his second son, Charles James Fox, then a youth of nineteen. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Charles James Fox; inferior to Burke in knowledge, imagination, and moral power, but superior in all the arts of debate, the most logical and accomplished forensic orator which that age of orators produced. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges N the 10th of September, 1806, died Charles James Fox, a man of such talents that perhaps his age did not produce his equal. Chatterbox, 1906 Never was the creed of Thelema acted upon more consistently and persistently than by Lord Holland towards Charles James Fox. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III He could not bury himself in literature as Carteret could do; or, at a later day, Charles James Fox; or, at a later day still, Mr. Gladstone. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II As I am sure you must be anxious to know the name of a person of so much taste, I shall tell you it is Fox, a nephew of the late Charles James Fox. Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters A Family Record Next to Burke, among the prosecutors of Hastings, for greatness and popularity, was Charles James Fox. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges A notable scene of this sort took place in 1806, when Charles James Fox was elected member for Westminster. Chatterbox, 1906 Charles James Fox was one of the most regular patrons of Tattersall's sales. The Kensington District The Fascination of London My grandfather had been a political and personal friend of Charles James Fox, and Fox had promised to be godfather to his next child. Fifteen Chapters of Autobiography Between the two the difference is much the same as that between Burke and Charles James Fox. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Pitt's powerful rival, Charles James Fox, in his early manhood, was one of the most fashionable men in London. At the Sign of the Barber's Pole Studies In Hirsute History Perhaps no child ever received so bad an education from his father as did Charles James Fox. Chatterbox, 1906 His second son was the famous statesman Charles James Fox. The Kensington District The Fascination of London The accession of Charles James Fox to the Whig party, which took place at this time, and was so important an event in its history, was mainly due to the teaching and influence of Burke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Dwight Foster felicitously applied to him the sentence which was first uttered of Charles James Fox, that "his intellect was all feeling, and his feeling all intellect." Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 In 1780 Charles James Fox, the great Whig leader, declared himself in favour of the identical six points which were, so long after, embodied in the programme of the Chartists. Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men The Charles James Fox element of liberality still holds its own, and the fragrance of Cavendish is essential. Phineas Redux I have a poetic whim in my head, which I at present dedicate, or rather inscribe to the Right Hon. Charles James Fox; but how long that fancy may hold, I cannot say. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham But he has learned the lesson Charles James Fox taught nearly a hundred years before: "The more Ireland is under Irish Government, the more she will be bound to English interests." Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Charles James Fox was a plain, practical, forceful orator of the thoroughly English type. Successful Methods of Public Speaking What destroyed Charles James Fox, as a statesman? Secret Band of Brothers A Full and True Exposition of All the Various Crimes, Villanies, and Misdeeds of This Powerful Organization in the United States. The gracious manners of Charles James Fox preserved him from personal dislike, even when he had gambled away his last shilling, and politically, was the most unpopular man in England. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society An eminent example of this constitution was seen in Charles James Fox, whose sociability, cheerfulness, gaiety, and power of dissipation were the marvel of his age. Practical Essays Charles James Fox began his parliamentary career by being decidedly awkward and filling his speeches with needless repetitions, yet he became renowned as one of Great Britain's most brilliant speakers and statesmen. Public Speaking Brilliant as the execution is, the man Charles James Fox seems to us reproduced with more distinctness and individuality in the easier, simpler, more flowing sentences of Lord Brougham. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics Charles James Fox, the statesman, was also among the admirers of the War Chief. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant Charles James Fox gave the colonies his generous sympathy and warmly championed their rights. History of the United States Lord Holland had taken his family abroad, and Charles James Fox, whose brilliant public career Carlisle had foretold in verse at Eton, was a congenial companion during a part of his continental travels. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life Charles James Fox, an English statesman and orator of the eighteenth century. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson One hundred years ago, one of our distinguished statesmen in England, Charles James Fox, said that "representation was the sovereign remedy for all evils," and that was what was contended for by Imperial Federation. A Winter Tour in South Africa Whoever wants to read a very good and charming work should not miss seeing Sir George Trevelyan's "Life of Charles James Fox." Side Lights That was the speech of which Charles James Fox declared that it was the most expensive bit of oratory which had been heard in England since it had cost the kingdom its colonies. In the Days of Poor Richard An ambitious young Irishman; a tutor and friend of Charles James Fox, he had been assisted in his career by Lord Holland. George Selwyn: His Letters and His Life It would have been better for the whole civilized world had there been more wisely clever men, such as Charles James Fox, in public life in this and other countries during Napoleon's time. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon But Charles James Fox or Bolingbroke were only competing with equals in the art of genteel debauchery. Success (Second Edition) Remember the tribute of Charles James Fox, the greatest parliamentary orator who ever swayed the British House of Commons: "Illustrious man, before whom all borrowed greatness sinks into insignificance." Washington's Birthday In the margin is written "Charles James Fox." Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Twentieth-century Liberalism wears a somewhat drab and serious aspect, but this ultra-fashionable example of gilded youth would have been in his place among the votaries of Charles James Fox. John Redmond's Last Years The power of mere birth, it seemed to Jacob, was hardly less in the England newly possessed of household suffrage than in the England of Charles James Fox's youth, though it worked through other channels. Lady Rose's Daughter Charles James Fox’s friend, Jockey of Norfolk, was one of a family which seems to afford every contrast of character in possession of the title. Rides on Railways Samuel Rogers has related an amusing conversation about the book in its first vogue:--"I am greatly pleased with your 'Miscellaneous Pieces,'" said Charles James Fox to Mrs. Barbauld's brother. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4 It was said of him, as it was of Charles James Fox, that, at any moment of a hand, he could name all the cards that remained to be played. Famous Americans of Recent Times On the contrary, the three chief masters of British eloquence at that time, and in all time—Edmund Burke, William Pitt, and Charles James Fox—spoke on the side of the Colonists. George Washington They relieved the languor of the last days of two great men, of very different characters--Sir Walter Scott and Charles James Fox. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden On the strength of it he mentioned Charles James Fox—there was a true gentleman and sportsman for you! By Advice of Counsel The leaders of the Whig party in England, Charles James Fox, Edmund Burke, Colonel Barre, the great Chatham himself, all championed the cause of the American revolutionists in the English parliament. The United Empire Loyalists : A Chronicle of the Great Migration This was the generous tribute of Pitt's most eminent rival, Charles James Fox. Collections and Recollections Here he first met Charles James Fox and Sir Joshua Reynolds, and through the latter soon became acquainted with Samuel Johnson, on whom he called in Bolt Court. English Men of Letters: Crabbe Charles James Fox was accustomed to say that he hoped more from a man who failed, and yet went on in spite of his failure, than from the buoyant career of the successful. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance Charles James Fox preferred Faro to any other game. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume II (of II) Peace, then, to the shade of Charles James Fox! The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) A man whom I knew longer and more intimately than any of those whom I have described was the late Lord Charles James Fox Russell. Collections and Recollections Note 32: The famous politician, Charles James Fox, a friend of the Prince of Wales.—Ed. Beaux and Belles of England Mrs. Mary Robinson, Written by Herself, With the lives of the Duchesses of Gordon and Devonshire It was one of the characteristic qualities of Charles James Fox, that he was thoroughly pains-taking in all that he did. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance A lover of art, a scholar, a linguist, he wrote memoirs, satires, and verses, collected materials for a life of his uncle, Charles James Fox, and translated both from the Spanish and Italian. The Works of Lord Byron: Letters and Journals. Vol. 1 In the midst of the infatuated votaries of the gaming god in England, towers the mighty intellectual giant Charles James Fox. The Gaming Table: Its Votaries and Victims Volume I (of II) The leader of the liberal party was Charles James Fox, a man of noble talents and generous instincts, but notoriously irregular in his habits. Outline of Universal History Before leaving the subject of Washington's European reputation it is proper to quote the remarks made by the celebrated orator and statesman, Charles James Fox, in the British Parliament, January 31, 1794. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched The three greatest living statesmen of England knew this also—Edmund Burke knew it, and Charles James Fox, and William Pitt, Earl of Chatham. The American Union Speaker It was to this that the young men of ambition attached themselves, rallying under the standard of Charles James Fox, since it was there only that their talents were sufficient to recommend them. The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 Hazlitt said that the defeat of the Whigs could be read in the shifting and irresolute countenance of Charles James Fox, and the triumph of the Tories in Pitt's "aspiring nose." It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration In one room is a portrait of Charles James Fox, as a child, in a light blue dress, and with a close, reddish, woolen cap on his head, under which show lace edges. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 1 Great Britain and Ireland, part 1 The great Whig and Tory statesmen, Charles James Fox and William Pitt, were dead in 1806, and their mantles did not fall immediately on fit successors. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 Through those letters we catch many glimpses of Charles James Fox at all stages of his strange career. Inns and Taverns of Old London While Charles James Fox's grinn'd from ear to ear, And Peel's emitted frequent cries of "Hear!" The Humorous Poetry of the English Language; from Chaucer to Saxe He was, in fact, a political follower of Charles James Fox, and his heart seems to have been with the enemy even at the moment when he led his men most desperately against them. Through the Magic Door At the little church there across the meadows the portly, tender-hearted, generous Charles James Fox had wedded his bride. At Large Charles James Fox became again a Secretary of State, and had set on foot negotiations for a peace with France before his own death, eight months later, at the age of fifty-seven. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second It was here that Charles James Fox, Selwyn, Lord Carlisle, Lord Robert Spencer, General Fitzpatrick, and other great Whigs, won and lost hundreds of thousands; frequently remaining at the table for many hours without rising. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow As Charles James Fox said, "all were taught to consider the town of Boston as suffering in the common cause." The Eve of the Revolution; a chronicle of the breach with England The latter book was also the favourite of Charles James Fox, who regarded the study of it as especially useful to a public speaker. Character She goes to the play and to Westminster Hall, she sees her hero, Charles James Fox, and has the happiness of watching him helped on to his horse. Our Village Of the children of that marriage Charles James Fox was the third son, born on the 24th of January, 1749. History of the Early Part of the Reign of James the Second A short time after, this great orator, and the most brilliant statesman of the day, breathed his last at Chiswick, in the same room in which Charles James Fox died. Reminiscences of Captain Gronow Its demolition could not have been stayed on the plea that Charles James Fox had squandered his substance in its card-room, or that Lord Melbourne had loved to doze on the bench in its hall. Yet Again The marriage must be, as she knew, illegal, and would lead, as Charles James Fox pointed out in his powerful letter to the Prince, to endless and intricate difficulties. The Works of Max Beerbohm |
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