A painted portrait of a middle-aged man with gray hair, wearing a black coat and white high-collared shirt, seated and looking slightly to his right with a neutral expression—an image reminiscent of the thoughtful composure found in Sydney Smith’s Letter to Lady Georgiana Morpeth.

Sydney Smith’s Letter to Lady Georgiana Morpeth

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Sydney Smith’s Letter to Lady Georgiana MorpethFebruary 16, 1820Dear Lady Georgiana,Nobody has suffered more from low spirits than I have done- so I feel for you.1st. Live as well as you dare.2nd. Go into the shower-bath with a small quantity of water at a temperature low enough to give you a slight sensation of cold,

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