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A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith
Letters 1825
Sydney Smith to Lady Holland, 25 August 1825
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Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
Chapter XII
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August 25th, 1825.
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—— has been extremely well received, and is much liked. His nature is fine: he wants ease, which will come; and indiscretion, which will never come.

I had a visit from the Earl of —— to my great surprise. I must do him the justice to say that nothing could be more agreeable and more amiable. To him succeeded some Genevese philosophers—not bad
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in the country, where there is much time and few people: but they would not do in London.

My sermon, which I send you, was printed at the request of the English Catholic Committee.

I do not like Madame Bertin: I suspect all such books. You will read a review of mine, of Bentham’s ‘Fallacies,’ in the next Edinburgh Review.

The general report here is, that —— is to marry the King of Prussia. I call it rather an ambitious than a happy match. It will neither please Lord Holland, nor Allen, nor Whishaw.

Your sincere and affectionate
Sydney Smith.