CHAPTER II. Retirement to St. Anne's Hill---Lord Albemarle---His Character, and that of Lady Albemarle---The Messrs. Porters---Proposed parallel of Fox and Fayette---His love of Literature---Euripides---Spencer---Chaucer--Asperity of Mr. Canning---Author's disappointment in Lord Holland's Preface---Mr. Fox's attention to old Friends---Mr. Curran---Lord Holland----Mr. Fox's .........389 to 404 assiduity in business...... CHAPTER III. Negotiations for Peace---Fox and Talleyrand---Sincerity of France---Lord Grenville---Feelings of Mr. Fox--Avantages resulting from his high Character---Transition....... .......405 to 411. CHAPTER IV. First announcement of illness---The Eneid---Dido--His sympathetic conduct at Holland-House---Increase of Disease----Exercise---Lord Fitzwilliam----His excellent character-The Prince of Wales--His endearing attentions---Duke of Clarence-Duke of York---Miss Fox-Mrs. Fox----Crabbe's PoemsMr. Sheridan---Mr. Grattan---Operation of Tapping ---Derangement of the negotiation with France--Lord Lauderdale---Duke of Devonshire---Removal to Chiswick House----His portrait there---Employments--Exercise---Return of Pittite feelings........412 to 428 CHAPTER V. Increase of Disease---The Eneid---Sympathy of the Public---Consolations of a good conscience---Summary of his virtues----General Fitzpatrick----Lord Robert Spencer---Mrs. Fox---Duke and Duchess of Devonshire---Lords Grenville and Grey---Value of Mr. Fox's ideas on public affairs---Indifference of the Cabinet---Dignity of Fox---Second operation of Tapping---His self-possession and equanimity---Plan for improving medical science....... ......429 to 444 CHAPTER VI. Operation useless---Author and Mrs. Fox in constant attendance---Johnson's Lives of the Poets---Dryden-Lord Holland---General Fitzpatrick---Miss Fox-- Her Character---Alarming symptoms---Solemnity of the Author's duty---Last employments of Mr. Fox--The Duchess of Devonshire's dressing-room---Awful impressions---Patience of Mr. Fox---No canses for self-reproach........................ 445 to 454. CHAPTER VII. Determination to try Digitalis---The Author's forebodings ---Advantages of removing to St. Anne's Hill---The History---His last opinions---Conduct of the Physicians---Author's solicitude---His reluctance to administer a strong remedy---Its alarming effects--Approaching dissolution--- His calmness--- His dying sentiment---His last words---His death... 455 to 466. MISCELLANEOUS FACTS AND OBSERVATIONS. EVENT accompanying his death---His countenance after death---Cast taken from his face---Embalming---His eligious opinions---The immortality of the soul-- Resignation to Providence---Dr.. Parr's work---His body opened--Observations thereon---Digitalis---His ideas of burial---His last wishes---A public funeral resolved on---Vast concourse of mourners--Their character and affecting conduct----The procession to Westminster---Sympathy of the people---His grave-Reflections and anguish of the Author......467 to 484. |