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London Magazine, he moved among all the principal wits of the day. His first book,
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Odes and Addresses to Great People, was written in conjunction with J.H. Reynolds, his brother-in-law. This was followed by
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Whims and Oddities, in prose and verse;
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National Tales, and
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The Plea of the Midsummer Fairies, a book full of imaginative verse. Hood's rich sense of humor found scope in his
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Comic Annual, appearing through ten successive years, and his collection of
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Whimsicalities. Among his minor poems,
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The Bridge of Sighs and
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The Song of the Shirt
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Six Sermons Preached at Charlotte Chapel. Then came the famous
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Letters on the Catholics, from Peter Plymley to his Brother Abraham. This book established Sydney Smith's reputation as a satirist. For nearly twenty years he published no more books, though a constant contributor to the
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Edinburgh Review. Some idea of Sydney Smith's pungent style may be derived from his famous remarks on England's taxation during the wars with Napoleon:
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The schoolboy, he said,
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Who ever reads an American book? In 1824 Sydney Smith broke his long silence as an author, with the fervent pamphlet
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The Judge that Smites Contrary to the Law. This was followed by a long series of open letters on clerical and political questions of the day. Shortly before his death he brought out a collection of sermons. A posthumous work was his collection,
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Elementary Sketches of Moral Philosophy.