Miss Mildmay told me yesterday that you
had been looking about for a print of the Rev.
Sydney Smith. Here he is,—pray accept him. I said to the artist,
“Whatever you do, preserve the orthodox look.”
Ever truly yours,
Sydney Smith.
Letitia St. John Mildmay (1803-1844)
The youngest daughter of Sir Henry St. John-Mildmay, third baronet; she died
unmarried.
Sydney Smith (1771-1845)
Clergyman, wit, and one of the original projectors of the Edinburgh
Review; afterwards lecturer in London and one of the Holland House
denizens.
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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).
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