Memoirs of the Public Life of the Late Right Honourable Charles James Fox, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Memoirs of the Public Life of the Late Right Honourable Charles James Fox, Vol. 1 of 2 In these times of political contest and debate, it would be impossible to give, the Life of a man who divided so much the public judgment as Mr. Fox, With out giving offence to some. From those who were the enemies of Mr. Fox's politics, when living, the Author of these Memoirs may naturally expect re'prehension; but he to whom praise is almost Wholly indifferent, cannot be supposed to feel much from censure. From the friends of Mr. Fox, he has indulgence to ask for a Work Composed under many untoward circumstances, often in sadness of heart, and never' without the humiliating reflection that the task he had undertaken was one that he wanted both talents and ease of mind to execute to his satisfaction. He has endeavoured to present the public with as much of the illustrious subject of his Memoirs, and as little of himself, as possible, and in this consists. His. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.