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<.l:irk -rtnd thick, his cyc-brows h'.iick and 

 l)i:lliy, his coinp'.exiou tinged v.iih a jfl- 

 l')w jiue. In liis youth he was cclfbrated 

 I'ur iiis agility; but of late years he had 

 becouic (jbo'fc ai-.d unwieldy, \\hilc his 

 loivei- extrcniitics lomethue pall bei^aii to 

 exhilit the diHgnoftics ot" that dili.!til'e 

 wliieii proved fatal to liini, at Ux o'clock. 

 on the afternoon of Saturday the 13th of 

 Septcjnhcr, 18U0, without pain, and al- 

 molt without a Itruggle, in the iifty-niuth 

 year of his Ape. 



lie expired at the lioufc of his friend 

 the Duke of Devonihire, in tl.e anns of 

 his ncpliew, Lord Holland, at Ciiifwick- 

 Iloufe, hitherto celebrated as one of the 

 nialiorpieces of Palladio's art; but which 

 will henceforth be viewed with a new de- 

 cree of Intercil by Engliflimcn, as the 

 fpot within the ianCtuary of which a Fox 

 littered his lalt figh. 



His face and figui;e will be long recol- 

 Ic<^ied ; for there was fomething nnconi- 

 jnoii in both. His bull has been repeat- 

 edly carved by the chiiTel of Nollekens; 

 the hiCt labours of Sir Jolhua were be- 

 ftowcd on his portrait ; wJiile .bines is 

 i'uppofc'l to have excelled in a mczzo- 

 tiiito likenefs, and Smith and Opie in 

 whole lengths : thcfe are the more tranli- 

 toi-y enibk ms of the perfon ; for to wh.om 

 is it given to depict the animated flafhcs 

 of iiis eye in the courfc of an argumi'nt, 

 or the menacing a(;tion of his hand during 

 debate, to d^fcribe the wifdoni of his 

 head, the kindncfs of his lieart, or the 

 eloquence of his tongue ? 



iVo man has ever been more ready to 

 licltow praife on others; and in return, 

 lie himfelf has been gratified with the 

 culogiuins of aluioft every diftiuguiflied 

 perfon of. the prefeut age.' The great 

 Lexicograplier, although penlioned by the 

 king, and unfriendly to his principles, 

 avowed his attachment to his perfon, and 

 hi., admiration of his genius. His ichool- 

 fcUow the Earl of Carlillc hailed the 

 dawning talents of his youth ; the claf- 

 fical pen of Dr. Parr offered a lincere 

 tribute to the wond?rs of his matur<r 

 age ; the Duchefs of Devondiirc, hir- 

 rouuded by the Loves and Grace?, hailed 

 him a^ the brij;lite(l ornament of his ai^e; 

 while the Duke of IJedlbrd, at wli'.ie 

 name modt.-a jiobili'y turiis pule, iii- 



ftalled his buft in the unfiniflicd Temple 

 dedicated by him to Liberty, and re- 

 quefted of b.is fuccefTor, on his death-bed, 

 that it might be completed lur its re- 

 ception.* 



His corpfe, entombed with our kings, 

 llatefnicu, and heroes, will repofe within 

 the precin6ts of that city which he fo 

 long reprcfeatcd. His name will be men- 

 tioned with thofe of Hampden, of RulibI, 

 and of Sydney; and Hiihjry, after mak- 

 ing a generous allowance for the foibles 

 of early youth, will cnlhrine the fame of 

 his better days in one unclouded blaze 

 of glory. 



He who now mingles the tears of an 

 individual with thofe of nations, and 

 llrcvvs the yet unburied remains of a 

 iage antl patriot, with a few wild flowers 

 plucked by a hafty aiid trembling hand, 

 cannot conclude better than in the lan- 

 guage of a great orator, as a])plied to oaa 

 of the heroes of antiquity: 



Omxibvs qui Patriam conserv.we- 

 eint, adjuveiuxt, auxeiu.nt, ceutus 

 est in ccelo et defimtu-s locus, ubi 

 beati x.\6 .sempiterno fruaj!»tuu.''f . 



* Verfes by the Dachefs of Devonlhire, 

 iiifcrlbed under the buft of Mr. Fox, at 

 Woburn. 



" Here, 'midft the friends he lov\i, the nian 



behold ; 

 In truth unihaken, and hi virtue bold : 

 Whole patriot zeal and iincunupted mind 

 Dar'd to allert the freedom of mankind j 

 And v/hilft extending deiblation rbr, 

 Ambition fpre.id the bale!\il flames of war: 

 Fearlefs of blame, and eloquent to {i\Q, 

 'Tv.as he — 'twas Fox, the v/arning counfel 



gave J 

 'Midtt jnrring contiifls ficmm'd the tide of 



blood. 

 And to the mcnac'd woild a fea-ma.-k. flood ♦ 

 " Oh! had his voice in P.Isicy's caule pre- 



vailM, 

 Wliat grateful miUions had the Statefman 



hail'd : 

 Whofe wifdom bade the broils of nations 



ccafe, 

 And taught the world humanity and peace ! 

 But though he fail'd, fucceeJing ages here 

 The vain yet pious efibrc ihnll revere : 

 Boafv in iheir annals his illuftiloas name, 

 Uphold his greatjicfs, and confirm his lame.** 

 ■f Cicero, Som, Scip, 



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