Who said “"Heat, ma'am!" I said; "it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for…”?

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Sydney Smith. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceLady Holland's Memoir (1855)

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“"Heat, ma'am!" I said; "it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones."”
— Sydney Smith
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Smith, S. (n.d.). "Heat, ma'am!" I said; "it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones." [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41905-heat-maam-i-said-it-was-so-dreadful/

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Smith, Sydney. “"Heat, ma'am!" I said; "it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones."” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41905-heat-maam-i-said-it-was-so-dreadful/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Smith, Sydney. “"Heat, ma'am!" I said; "it was so dreadful here, that I found there was nothing left for it but to take off my flesh and sit in my bones."” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/41905-heat-maam-i-said-it-was-so-dreadful/.

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