his heart was easy. 
CHARACTERS. 
year of his age, a period the most 
satisfactory of any in the whole 
course of his life—a period at which 
he, accustomed to adversity, had 
' at length arrived at the attainment 
of every wish, and at that age of a 
life, when death is attended with 
fewer terrors than in one more 
advanced: If the peace ofhis coun- 
try, for which he had always 
_ struggled, were not indeed attained, 
he had the happiness to see it in 
fair prospect; and he was spared 
the pain of seeing the intricate policy 
of modern times triumph over his 
favourite object, The partner of 
His private 
friends, and the old associates of 
his public career, were in the 
employment of the state, and 
receiving the honours that reward 
persevering virtue. He had, through 
his short administrations, been an 
enlightened and benevolent mivis- 
_ ter, and nothing had detracted from 
_ his fame. 
Let those who wish he 
had lived longer, and attained higher 
honours, rejoice that he lived so 
Jong, and died regretted by the Bri- 
tish people. 
The day fixed for the funeral was 
the tenth of October, the anniver- 
sary of Mr. Fox’s first election for 
Westminster. * 
_ Thus far we have endeavoured to 
abridge, from the narratives at pre- 
sent published, the facts generally 
known concerning the political and 
private life of Mr. Fox, we shall 
add a summary of the character of 
_ that great man, chiefly from our 
own observation. 
Mr. Fox was of the middle sta- 
ture, and for many years had been 
' much encumbered with corpulence 
and obesity. His complexion was 
yery dark, his nose well formed, and 
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his mouth, according to Lavater’s 
system, expressive of good nature 
and a love of pleasure His eyes 
brows were not only remarkably 
thick and black, but were peculiarly 
shaped; not being arched but rising 
upward at aconsiderable angle from 
the temples towards the middle of 
the forehead. Lhe whole expres- 
sion of his face and person has been 
said, by one of his panegyrists, to 
have formed a perfect specimen of 
the English character ; but his dark 
beard and sallow complexion were 
by others thought to give him much 
the appearance of a native of a nore 
southern climate. His countenance 
was manly, bold, and open: and 
the bust of him by Nollekinsis grand 
and impressive. His temper was 
kind, and in private equabie; his 
manners were the most affable and 
engaging ; no man had more per- 
sonal friends, and there never was a 
man whose friendships were more 
lasting, or whose enmities were less 
rooted. 
Having visited the courts of Eu- 
rope early, he wanted nothing of 
the polished address which distin- 
guishes the man of high breeds 
ing; and having been drawn into 
the vortex of pleasure which led 
to many embarrassments, “in his 
youth ; having approached the 
lowest classes of his fellow citizens 
with familiarity, in the tumult of 
many a popular election, he had, 
like our fifth Harry, ** sounded the 
very base, string of humility ;” he 
had seen mankind in al! the grada- 
tions of rank, and varieties of cha- 
racter, and knew human nature 
thoroughly. Of his scholastic ac- 
quirements we have spoken al- 
ready, and have only to add, that 
they were chiefly confined to the 
3N belles 
* See our Chronicle. 
