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A Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith
Editor’s Preface
Catherine Amelia Smith to Sarah Austin, [June 1849]
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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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“My dear Mrs. Austin,

“I hardly know how to make my request, so sensible am I to the liberty I am about to take with you; but to waste no more of your time in words, I will at once state my earnest desire.

“Much more that is excellent of my dear husband is deserving of notice than is derivable from his ‘Works;’ yet who will record it? Of his great talents, he has himself taken care; of these, no one doubts. Of the far more admirable qualities of his mind and heart, the world knows nothing! His playfellows are almost all gone. Who that well knew him, and is capable of appreciating him, will undertake the task? * * * * *

PREFACE. xxiii

“I prefer writing, rather than saying my wishes to you, because it will be less painful to you to write ‘No’ than to speak it, should ray anxious desire prove objectionable to you.”