64 Humboldt's Letters. 



des hommes d'etat dont 1'Europe, de mon temps n'en a 

 pas compte trois ou quatre," was an expression heard 

 from Talleyrand. 



P. 15. "What many denied to him entirely," very 

 ingenious and fine. Old Princess Louise said of you : 

 "You are most to fear when defending." 



P. 18. My brother often narrated that Stieglitz saved 

 him ; but those words, which would have sounded 

 vain-glorious coming from his lips, I only just now 

 learned from Stieglitz. They are very characteristic 

 and true. Therefore, I wished only an explaining word, 

 to prevent misunderstanding. 



P. 23. That he admired Rah el infinitely, is very, very 

 true ! 



P. 28. " Constitutional principles." If you ever make 

 use of these sheets, my dear, please add, at any rate : 

 " Although he afterwards, in other essays, pressed in the 

 most distinct manner the necessity of a general repre- 

 sentative constitution." This limitation is necessary. I 

 myself had in my hands his plan for a constitution, and 

 for the mode of election, and he died with these ideas. 



P. 31. In place of " avarice," say too great economy. 



I read once more, with more peace of mind. I con- 

 sider this your best effort. 



Pp. 6, 7, 10-12 ! 13-20, 24-27, 30 ! ! all almost all; 

 and you have treated with infinite consideration those 



