Wit and Wisdom of the Rev. Sydney Smith, being selections from his writings ... With a biographical memoir and notes. By E. A. Duyckinck

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'- ' WIT AND WISDOM OF THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH BEING SELECTIONS FROM HIS WRITINGS AND PASSAGES OF HIS LETTERS AND TABLE-TALK WITH A BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIR AND NOTES By EVERT A. DUYCKINCK NEW YORK: W. J. WIDDLETON, PUBLISHER. 187 0. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1856, By J. 8. REDFIELD, in the Clerk's O-Bce of the District Court of the United States, in _nd for the Sontliem District of New York.

ADVERTISEMENT.

. The chief writings of the Rev. Sydney Smith are inclu ded in the original English editions in eight octavo volumes. These are his " Two Volumes of Sermons," 1809 ; the col lection of his " Works" (embracing articles from the Edinburgh Review, the Plymley Letters, and other papers), 4 vols, 1839-40 ; a posthumous volume, " Sermons preached at St.Paul's," &c, 1846 ; " Elementary Sketches of Moral Philosophy, delivered at the Royal Institution," published in 1850. To these are to be added " Letters on American Debts," 1843 ; " A Fragment on the Irish Roman Catholic Church," 1845 ; " Letters on Railway Management," and other topics, to the Morning Chronicle ; Articles in the Edinburgh Review not collected in his " Works ;" numerous Sketches and Essays printed in the " Memoirs," by his daughter, Lady Holland ; and the extensive series ot " Letters," edited by Mrs. Austin. These have mainly furnished the material of the present volume. Iu tho