82 INVALIDISM AND ITALY. 



In 1819 lie visited Sweden. To the enthusiastic young 

 naturalist no pilgrimage could be more interesting than to 

 the garden and the grave of the immortal Linnaeus, and his 

 historical knowledge would make the region romantic which 

 at every turn called up the memories of Gustavus Vasa and 

 Charles the Twelfth. But of his impressions no record 

 survives. If, as is most likely, he kept notes at the time, 

 the broken health and spirits of the following winter pre- 

 vented him from making an extended transcript. 



For soon after his return, symptoms of pulmonary dis- 

 ease exhibited themselves. With these were combined 

 other depressing influences. Neither health nor inclination 

 allowed him to carry his legal studies any further, and 

 whilst the portion of goods which fell to a younger son 

 made scanty provision for the future, that seductive study 

 which had gradually absorbed all his heart and soul was 

 more likely to diminish than augment the slender patri- 

 mony. To this must be added a cause of disquiet, which, 

 although apparently insignificant, was to him very serious. 

 A tendency to swelling in the face was the occasion of fre- 

 quent pain and much discomfort, and was dwelt upon by 

 a somewhat morbid imagination, until the fear that it might 

 develop into something very dreadful lay on his mind a 

 continual incubus. For these fears it turned out that there 

 was no foundation, but still we think it worth while to 

 record the circumstance. "We fancy that many young 



