The blessing of God be upon you both, dear children; and be
assured that it makes my old-age much happier to have placed my amiable
daughter in the hands of so honourable and so amiable a son.
From your affectionate father,
Sydney Smith.
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Source Description:
Authors:
Saba Holland; Sarah Austin
Title:A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith. By his Daughter, Lady Holland. With a
Selection from his Letters, edited by Mrs. Austin 2 vols (London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855).
Electronic Edition:
Series: Lord Byron and his Times: http://lordbyron.org
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Publisher: Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Tech
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