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A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith
Chapter X
Daniel Webster to Sydney Smith, 1841
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Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
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Chapter IX
Chapter X
Chapter XI
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“Washington, 1841.
“My dear Sir,

“Though exceedingly delighted to hear from you,
284MEMOIR OF THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH.
I am yet much pained by the contents of your note; not so much however as I should be, were I not able to give a peremptory denial to the whole report. I never mentioned the incident to which you refer, as a joke of yours,—far from it; nor did I mention it as anything extraordinary.

“My dear, good friend, do not think me such a —— as to quote or refer to any incident falling out between you and me to your disadvantage. The pleasure of your acquaintance is one of the jewels I brought home with me. I had read of you, and read you, for thirty years. I was delighted to meet you, and to have all I knew of you refreshed and brightened by the charms of your conversation. If any son of —— asserts that either through ill-will, or love of vulgar gossip, I tell such things of you as you suppose, I pray you let him be knocked down instanter. And be assured, my dear Sir, I never spoke of you in my life but with gratitude, respect, and attachment.

“D. Webster.”