41. OSB MSS FILE HENRY EDWARD Fox). expand/contract this heading, Fox, Charles James,17491806. expand/contract this heading, Fox, HENRY EDWARD, 1755-1811. http://webtext.library.yale.edu/xml2html/beinecke.osbflf.nav.html

OSB MSS FILE OSBORN MANUSCRIPT FILES: "F" (#5114-5563) Click text below to navigate Finding Aid PROVENANCE CITE AS RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS PROCESSING NOTES ... DESCRIPTION OF THE FILES Collection Series "F" F, H FABER, FREDERICK WILLIAM, 1814-1863 FAGEL, H ... FUSELI, HENRY, 1741-1825

42. WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION: FOLDER LISTING bibliographer. @ Fox, Charles James (17491806) - British politicianand orator. @ Hoadly, John (1711-1776) - signed bookplate. http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/fl/f152}1.htm

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HOME PAGE GO TO COLLECTION DETAIL GO TO INDEX GO TO BOTTOM OF SEGMENT WILLIAM ZIMMERMAN MANUSCRIPTS COLLECTION FOLDER LISTING Box: 1 Fold: 1 Blackmore, Richard Doddridge - Correspondence Letter date: 1/31/1879 DESCRIPTION: Contains ALS from the author of "Lorna Doone," to "Dear Dr. Cook,...I venture to send you a more sprightly lay." This was to Keningale Cook, editor of The University Magazine, and publisher of Blackmore's well-known poem, "Dominus Illuminatio Meo (In memoriam M.F.G.)." The latter was Mary Frances Gordon, Blackmore's maternal aunt who died December 1878. Box: 1 Fold: 2 Bossu, Louis - MSS: "Prophylaxis of the Plague..." (English Translatio Undated DESCRIPTION: Contains the English translation of Bossu's booklet entitled, "La Prophylaxie de la Peste en Barrois vers l'An 1500," published in original French by Librairie Alphonse Picard et Fils, Paris, 1913. [The booklet is catalogued and located in the Georgetown University Special Collections Division.] @ Item: TMs, 6 pp., with autograph editorial marks.

43. Fox brown fur of a Fox 4 English statesman who supported American independence andthe French Revolution (17491806) syn Fox, Charles James Fox 5 English http://fox.word.sytes.net/

fox From WordNet (r) 1.7 fox n 1: alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs 2: a shifty deceptive person [syn: dodger slyboots ] 3: the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox 4: English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) [syn: Fox Charles James Fox ] 5: English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) [syn: Fox George Fox ] 6: a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River [syn: Fox ] 7: the Algonquian language of the Fox people [syn: Fox ] v 1: deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" [syn: trick fob pull a fast one on play a trick on ] 2: be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly: "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" [syn: confuse throw befuddle fuddle ... discombobulate ] 3: become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots

44. Fox - AnsMe.com Dictionary (define) 1691) Synonyms George Fox 6. English statesman who supported American independenceand the French Revolution (17491806) Synonyms Charles James Fox 7. the http://define.ansme.com/words/f/fox.html

Search: Web Sites Dictionary - Define Dictionary - Sounds Like Dictionary - Relations Dictionary - Rhymes Dictionary - Translate Sponsors Index foveal vision fowl fowl cholera fowl pest ... fowling piece fox fox-trot fox grape fox hole fox hunter ... fox squirrel Dictionary - fox Show Definition Sounds Similar Relations Rhymes Translate Definition for fox fox (noun) alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs the Algonquian language of the Fox people a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River a shifty deceptive person Synonyms: dodger slyboots English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) Synonyms: George Fox English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) Synonyms: Charles James Fox the gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox fox (verb) become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" Synonyms: confuse throw befuddle fuddle ... discombobulate deceive somebody "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Synonyms: trick fob pull a fast one on play a trick on Source: WordNet ® 1.7, © 2001 Princeton University

45. Courses Pitt (17591806), the son of William Pitt ‘the Elder’ became his successor,who, together with his rival, Charles James Fox (1749-1806), dominated the http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/anglistik/drexler/kulturwi/pagedrexler/courses/02.01

WS 2002 / 2003 Lecture: Culture and Society in Britain during the 18th Century 16 January The Age of Revolutions Summary of events The loss of the American colonies led to rapid changes in British politics. After the resignation of Lord North as prime minister in 1782 William Pitt (1759-1806), the son of William Pitt ‘the Elder’ became his successor, who, together with his rival, Charles James Fox (1749-1806), dominated the political debate of the era. The American War of Independence had resulted in a huge national debt, economic depression and political instability. Pitt did much to reinvigorate the country’s financial situation, e.g. by signing a commercial treaty with France. During these years the loss of the American colonies was made up by other additions to the Empire, for instance the beginning of the settlement of Australia in 1788 and by the Westminster takeover of government of India from the East India Company with the impeachment of governor-general Warren Hastings in the same year. As the trial progressed, public attention shifted towards France. When the Bastille fell in July 1789, opinions quickly became divided. In Parliament, the opposition leader Charles James Fox declared it was “the greatest event that had happened in the world”, and the poet William Wordsworth found it “bliss to be alive” in such a time. All over Britain “Correspondence clubs” were set up urging support for the Revolution and to further its aims in Britain. Some of the most influential books on political theory and appeared, such as Thomas Paine’s (1737-1809)

46. Non-Fiction Writers, Publishers, president; Fox, Charles James (17491806) English government official;Fulbright, J. William (1905-1995) US politician, lawyer, teacher; http://www.areyoucreative.com/p-polit.htm

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47. Charles James Fox Snuffbox Charles James Fox (17491806), English statesman and orator, who firstserved as a member of Lord North's cabinet as lord of the admiralty. http://www.christophereimer.co.uk/single/8154.html

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48. Anecdote Stubborn As A Fox? Fox Close Calls Insults Charles Fox! Fox, Charles James (17491806), British statesman noted for his oppositionto William Pitt, for his support of the French Revolution (until it http://www.anecdotage.com/index.php?aid=6742

49. Royal Portraits 4 Charles James Fox. Fine Quality Steelplate engraving of Charles James Fox (1749-1806)from a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds in the possession of Lord Holland. http://goldenbks.co.uk/Antiqueprints27.html

Your browser does not support script All prints are Guaranteed Original Royal Portraits 4 Golden Books 2 Bear Street, Barnstaple North Devon EX32 7BU ENGLAND phone Int.+44.1271 346777 phone UK 01271 346777 (GMT 10am-5pm Mon-Fri) Email us your enquiries VIEW YOUR CART His Majesty The King - Circa 1915 Wonderful color print of a painting by A. S. Cope titled, "His Majesty The King" In Buckingham Palace, Circa. 1915. This print shows a portrait of his Majesty the King wearing a sailors uniform. His face is serious but pleasant. The print is 5" x 6 1/4" mounted on paper 7 1/4" x 9 3/4" and in Excellent condition from the Queen's Gift Book in aid of Queen Mary's Convalescent Auxiliary Hospitals for Soldiers and Sailors who have lost limbs in the War. The two Princes print - 1930 Wonderful print of a painting by Sir Anthony Van Dyck in the Louvre titled, "Prince Rupert and Prince Charles Louis", 1930 This interesting print shows two Princes of Europe during the mid 17th century. Both are dressed in the familiar armor of the period complete with back and breast plates, heavy shoulder armor, armored arms and plates on the legs. Both also have a lace ruff around their neck and shoulders. Their hair is long and curled according to the fashion of the period. Swords adorn their hips and Prince Rupert, on the left, carries an military officers baton. The background is typical of the period with a cloth background on the left and a countryside scene on the right.

50. Dictionary: Fox or reddishbrown fur of a Fox 4 English statesman who supported American independenceand the French Revolution (1749-1806) syn {Fox}, {Charles James Fox} 5 http://www.hyperdictionary.com/dictionary/fox

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51. RGBH List Of Entries VI Fiction 2 novel in the 18th century. 1000. Fisher, John (14691535). 1000. Fox,Charles James (1749-1806). 1000. Foxe, George (1624-91). 1000. Foxe, John (1517-87). http://www.fitzroydearborn.com/london/rgbhent6.htm

FITZROY DEARBORN PUBLISHERS editorial website Reader's Guide to British History List of Entries VI: Early Modern Period (c.1485 - c.1783) Entries Wordlength Allen, William (1532-94) American Colonies: Carolinas and Georgia American Colonies: Middle Atlantic American colonies: New England, establishment of American colonies: perceptions of the New World American colonies: Virginia Company American War of Independence Anglican establishment, The Anglo-Dutch wars (from 1652) Angus, Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of (1490-1557) Anne, Queen (1665-1714) Anson, George (1697-1762) Anti-Catholicism and the Test Acts Antwerp connection, the Architecture 05: English Renaissance Architecture 06: Baroque and Neoclassicism (incl. Palladianism) Aristocratic Affinity/connection, The Arminianism Art 3: Holbein to Hogarth (c.1750) Askew, Anne (1521-46) Atterbury, Francis (1662-1732) Bale, John (1495-1563) Baxter, Richard (1615-91) Beaufort, Margaret (1443-1509) Berkeley, George (1685-1753) Blake, Robert (1599-1657) Bluestockings Boleyn, Anne (?1501-36)

52. Inventory Of The Garber Letter Collection Autographed pamphlet A Brief History of Lyme . Fox, Charles James (17491806) BritishLiberal Statesman. ALS, 1 p., nd, St. Annes Hall, to Lady Benborough. http://www.cwru.edu/UL/SpecColl/Garber/letterf.htm

Case Western Reserve University. Legal Information Contact Library Webmaster University Library CWRU Home Page Search Welcome to CWRU! Admissions Academics University Departments Computing Resources University Libraries Research Student Life Alumni Relations News of CWRU Newsstand CWRU Directory Master Plan University Library Career Planning and Placement Undergraduate Admissions School of Graduate Studies Office of University Communication Inventory of the Garber Letter Collection Scroll down or select a letter to move to the portion of the index you desire. Click on letter at head of category to return to alphabet bar A B C D ... F Fairholt, Frederick (1814-1866) English Engraver. ALS, 1 p., n.d., Brampton, to ? ALS, 4 p., March 3, 1895, n.p., to ? Fane, John (1759-1841) 10th Earl Westmoreland, British Statesman. ALS, 2 p., n.d., n.p., to ? Farnol, John (1878-1952) Novelist. Inscribed photograph, 1929, to Seymour Halpern. Farr, William (1807-1883) Statistician. ALS, 1 p., August 23, 1837, n.p., to John Churchill. Farrar, Frederic William (1831-1903) Author, Educator. ALS, 2 p., July 21, n.y., Westminister, to ?

53. Greenwood Publishing Group I1 1930 ( Rasor ) 1998; Charles James Fox, 17491806 ( Schweitzer ) 1991;The Duke of Newcastle, 1693-1768, and Henr ( Kulisheck ) 1997; http://info.greenwood.com/series/serS0000165.html

54. Earls And Dukes Of Richmond Cadogan, was the father of Lady Caroline Lennox who eloped with Henry Fox, becomingthe mother of Charles James Fox (British statesman and orator 17491806). http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/parade/hq69/Pages/h_earl.html

The title Earl of Richmond (Richemund from the original French) dates from shortly after the Norman Conquest (1066) and initially was honorary or stylistic in nature rather than legal. (The image above is from the famous Bayeaux tapestry). The lands, manors and possession that came to be known as the honour of Richmond were wrested from the English following the Norman Conquest in 1066. For more than three hundred years the honour was then controlled by the dukes of Brittany or their relatives. What is clear is that the various earls and dukes of Richmond were in general close to sources of power within the kingdom. Today one can but speculate at the intrigue and politics that lay behind the decisions taken by the regent of the day in his appointment of various successors. Eudon, brother to Alan III, Duke of Brittany (997 to 1040) disputed the ducal title. The dispute continued when the Dukedom passed to Conan II (1040 to 1066) but was resolved with the partition of the family's lands and the creation of a separate title the "Count of Brittany". Two of Eudon's sons both "counts of Brittany" took part in the Norman invasion of England. One of these was Alan Rufus the other was Alan Niger (d. 1093). William the Conqueror rewarded Alan Rufus (shown in the Great Hall at Richmond Castle ) with grants of land and manors that formerly had been in the possession of Earl Edwin in Yorkshire. The estates were formed into the honour of Richmond.

55. Napoleonic Memoirs: F's Translate this page 3-37. Fox, Charles James (1749-1806) —British statesman Memorials and correspondenceof CJ Fox. Edited by Lord John Russel (London, 1853-1857) 4 vols. http://napoleonic-literature.com/AgeOfNapoleon/Bibliography/MemoirsF.html

Faber du Faur, G. de La Campagne de Russie (1812), d'après le journal illustré d'un témoin oculaire. Texte explicatif, par F. de Kausler. Introduction par A. Dayot. (Paris, 1895) 319p. Fabre de l'Aude, Jean-Pierre (1755-1832) Mémoires et souvenirs d'un pair de France (Paris, 1829-1830) 4 vols. Fabre-Terreneuve, J.-L. Souvenirs de quartre campagnes contre les Anglais dans la péninsule hispanique, de 1809 à 1811, par F. Terreneuve, ancien officier de l'armée français (Paris, 1845) Fabvier, Charles-Nicolas (1782-1855) Journal des opérations du 6e corps pendant la campagne de France en 1814 (Paris, 1819) 74p. Faigaux, Jean-Pierre (1746-1833) Journal de J.-P. Faigaux, de Malleray, par le Dr H. Sautebin, de Moutier published in Actes de la Société Jurassienne d'émulation , 1923, pp. 137-191. Journal covers the years 1813 to 1817. Failly Journal d'un jeune Français de l'armée impériale published in the Bulletin de la Société Belge d'Etudes Napoléoniennes , 1979, no. 90, pp. 15-29, no. 91, pp. 4-18. Covers the period of Feb.-May 1814. Manuscrit de mil huit cent quatorze, trouvé dans les voitures impériales prises à Waterloo, contenant l'histoire des six derniers mois du règne de Napoléon

56. Zitaten-Ecke Fox, Charles James, engl. Staatsmann(1749-1806). Beispiel nützt zehnmal mehr als Vorschrift. (Example http://www.mythen-post.ch/datei_mp_9_01/zitaten_ecke_mp_9_01.htm

Zitaten-Ecke Jesus Sirach, Altes Testament Fox, Charles James, engl. Staatsmann (1749-1806) Goethe, Johann Wolfgang (seit 1782) von, Dichter (1749-1832) "Zwischen heut und morgen / Liegt eine lange Frist; / Lern schnell besorgen, / Da du noch munter bist." "Wenn du dich selber machst zum Knecht, / Bedauert dich niemand, geht's dir schlecht." - Keins von allen "Ein guter Abend kommt heran, / Wenn ich den ganzen Tag getan." - Lebensgenuss Schopenhauer, Arthur, Philosoph (1788-1860) - Aphorismen zur Lebensweisheit (letzter Abschnitt des ersten Teils) "Die gesamte, sehr starke Wirkung des Beispiels beruht darauf, dass der Mensch in der Regel zu wenig Urteilskraft, oft auch zu wenig Kenntnis hat, um seinen Weg selbst zu explorieren; daher er gern in die Fussstapfen anderer tritt." - Parerga Teil II - ebenda Inhalt Mythen-Post 9/01 Startseite Mythen-Post E-Mail an: Mythen-Post

57. Muse And Confidante: The Church Archive Justus Erich Bollman (17691821) Charles James Fox (1749-1806) Thomas Jefferson(1743-1826) Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865 http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/exhibits/church/church.html

The Church archive contains correspondence from the period of the founding of America, including letters from two of the Founding Fathers, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, whose personal and political differences helped shape the course of political dialogue in the early days of the country. The letters are rich in personal and historical detail. Both Hamilton and Jefferson write to Mrs. Church with a combination of intimacy and respect. These letters complement the recorded history of the private lives of two of the most prominent statesmen in the early years of independence, and provides evidence of their practical concerns. A complete inventory of the Church archive is available here. There are other letters from Jefferson to Church held in the Library of Congress. The papers consist of 84 items, 1716-1865, chiefly letters of Angelica Schuyler Church (1756-1815) and other family members, including her husband John Barker Church, brother-in-law Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), father Philip John Schuyler, and brother-in-law Stephen van Rensselaer (1764-1839). Other notable correspondents include: Justus Erich Bollman (1769-1821) Charles James Fox (1749-1806) Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) Winfield Scott (1786-1866) Baron von Steuben (1730-1794) Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord (1754-1838) George Washington (1732-1799) Topics of interest include national politics and foreign affairs including the politics of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, the French Revolution, Marquis de Lafayette and his imprisonment, and the War of 1812; travel in Poland and Austria and in England; trade in America and India; and, family and personal matters. Persons mentioned or discussed include Marquis de Lafayette and his family, Marquis de La Tour (1770-1853); Philip John Schuyler; John Trumbull (1756- 1843), Maria Cosway, Mary Jefferson [Mrs. John Wayles] Eppes (1778-1804), Martha Jefferson [Mrs. Thomas Mann] Randolph (1772-1808), and Madam de Corny.

58. Garden History Society Register Of Research - Section 7 Benjamin Bond Hopkins (17441794). Charles James Fox (1749-1806). Greeningfamily - mid-18th-century gardeners. M. SYMES. See Section 2. C. TAYLOR. http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/research/researchregister/section7.shtml

HOME ABOUT US MEMBERSHIP Site search: Search ANY word Search ALL words Search EXACT phrase Home Publications Register of Research ON THIS SITE: ... Cumulative Index (358k PDF file) Other publications Research Postwar gardens Register of Research ... Search this site Downloadable information is in PDF format - get the free Reader from Adobe Buying a publication? If you are thinking of buying a book, video CD or DVD, then use Amazon.co.uk from the link below and give the Society some extra income at no additional cost to yourself! Search: All Products Books Video DVD Keywords: If you can't find the publication you want on Amazon's UK site, try the US site - they have a greater range but it may take longer to ship: Search: All Products Books Video DVD Keywords: Join us in learning about and conserving landscapes, parks and gardens - become a member! Garden History Society Register of Research Section 7 - Biographical Studies See Section 1. R. AITKEN.

59. Mapping The World By Heart: Famous Last Words it. (Said shortly before his death.) Fox, Charles James (17491806) I die happy. Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-1788) We are all http://www.mapping.com/words.html

Real Last Words From Famous People from various sources Please email others you know. The following are deathbed statements, last words, uttered by a number of famous people. Adams, John (1735-1826) "Thomas Jeffersonstill survives..." (4 July 1826. Jefferson died on the same day.) Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848) "This is the last of earth! I am content." Addison, Joseph (1672-1719) "See in what peace a Christian can die." Akiba ben Joseph (c.40-c.135) "The paper burns, but the words fly free." (at the stake, when the Torah was also burned.) Antoinette, Marie (1755-1793) "Farewell, my children, forever. I go to your Father." [Thanks to Jaroslava Pallas for this one.] Astor, Lady Nancy (1879-1964) "Jakie, is it my birthday or am I dying?" (Seeing all her children assembled at her bedside in her last illness.) Baer, Max (1909-1959) [American boxer, Heavyweight Champion 1934-5] "Oh God, here I go..." Barrymore, John (1882-1942) Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him. Bass, Sam

60. Ballad On The American War Edmund Burke (172997) and Charles James Fox (1749-1806) were the leading parliamentaryorators of their time, and both fiercely opposed the American War. http://www.worldburnsclub.com/expert/expert_ballad_on_the_american_war.htm

Beginners Experts Burns Supper Top Features ... The Burns Shop Expert Analysis by Dr. James A Mackay One of Burns's earliest songs with strong political overtones is the Ballad on the American War. It seems to have been composed in 1784, barely months after the struggle between the American colonies and the mother country had been brought to an end. Vigorous and well-crafted, it was one of Burns's best compositions of the early period but it was too sensitive politically for inclusion in the Kilmarnock Edition. In December 1786 Burns wrote to Henry Erskine, the Dean of Faculty and one of his new-found Edinburgh friends: - Erskine concurred and, as a result, it was included in the first Edinburgh Edition. Interestingly, the air which Burns selected for it was known at that time as the Earl of Glencairn's, having been published under that title in McGlashan's Strathspey Reels (1780), although nowadays it is better known by its original name of The Black Watch. Many later editions of the works of Burns, however, preferred the rollicking Jacobite melody Killiecrankie instead. As a summary of events in North America over the preceding decade it is without peer for sharp observation tinged with biting wit. To readers in 1787 it would have possessed the extra advantage of immediacy; they would all have been quite familiar with the personalities and events it depicted and would relish the sly digs and allusions which are lost on a present-day audience who do not have an intimate knowledge of the period. So let us take it line by line and see what sense we can make of it.

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