Peter Plymley's Letters And Selected Essays

Peter Plymley's Letters and Selected Essays is a collection of writings by Sydney Smith, a prominent 19th-century English writer and clergyman. The book includes a series of letters written by Smith under the pseudonym Peter Plymley, which were originally published in the early 1800s. These letters are satirical in tone and address a variety of political and social issues of the time, including Catholic emancipation and the role of the Church of England.In addition to the letters, the book also includes a selection of Smith's essays on topics such as education, literature, and religion. These essays showcase Smith's wit, humor, and sharp intellect, as well as his deep concern for social justice and equality.Overall, Peter Plymley's Letters and Selected Essays offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the mind of one of England's most influential writers and thinkers of the 19th century. It is a must-read for anyone interested in English literature, history, or politics.If my voice could have been heard at the late changes, I should have said, ""Gently, patience, stop a little; the time is not yet come; the mud of Poland will harden, and the bowels of the French grenadiers will recover their tone. When honesty, good sense, and liberality have extricated you out of your present embarrassment, then dismiss them as a matter of course; but you cannot spare them just now; don't be in too great a hurry, or there will be no monarch to flatter, and no country to pillage; only submit for a little time to be respected abroad, overlook the painful absence of the tax- gatherer for a few yearsThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.