Sydney Smith Part 3 Version B

Seven lines of Brachygraphy shorthand characters written in pencil fill the top half of a notebook page. A horizontal line, running from left to right, follows, underneath which are nine lines of Brachygraphy shorthand characters. The shorthand on the top half of the page is the third part of 'Sydney Smith' version B. The shorthand on the bottom half of the page is part of an untitled exercise about hereditary privilege. In the top right the number five indicates the page number.

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Title

Sydney Smith Part 3 Version B

Subject

notebook
Arthur P. Stone
Charles Dickens
deciphered shorthand
Sydney Smith

Description

The top half of the page features the third and final part of a shorthand dictation exercise titled 'Sydney Smith' by a practiced shorthand writer. The exercise is dictated from ‘Lecture IX: On the Conduct of the Understanding’ by the philosopher Sydney Smith.

Creator

Stone, Arthur P.
Dickens, Charles

Source

Free Library of Philadelphia

Date

1859-1860

Rights

Courtesy of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Please seek further permission from the Free Library to reuse this image.

Format

image/tif

Language

Brachygraphy shorthand

Identifier

SydneySmith.3.versionB

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Text

Working transcription: difficult it is to manage prejudice, jealousy, and delicacy and to overcome all that friction which the world opposes to speculation. Therefore, the fair practical rule seems to be, to compare any exertion, by all similar exertions which have preceded it, and to allow merit to any one who has improved, or, at least, who has not deteriorated the standard of excellence, in his own department of knowledge.

Citation

Stone, Arthur P. and Dickens, Charles, “Sydney Smith Part 3 Version B,” The Dickens Code, accessed July 14, 2025, https://dickenscode.omeka.net/items/show/44.

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Item Relations

This Item dcterms:isPartOf Item: Hereditary Privilege Part 1
Item: Sydney Smith Part 1 Version B dcterms:relation This Item
Item: Sydney Smith Part 2 Version B dcterms:relation This Item