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men. Enthusiastically attached to your person, to the 

 splendor of your reign, and to the glory of our country, 

 it makes me sad to see the most noble purposes in 

 danger of being misunderstood. No doubt there are 

 very honorable men who, from pure love of your 

 Majesty, would like to see me also under the column at 

 Tegel, or at least on the other side of the Rhine. 

 In grateful submission, 



Your Royal Majesty's most faithful 



HUMBOLDT. 



BERLIN, March 29, 1846. 



The King wrote on the fly-leaf : 



My warmest thanks, dearest Humboldt. M. Bodel- 

 schwingh will send for Massmann. 

 In all haste, as ever. 



Your faithlul F. W. 



ALEXANDER v. HUMBOLDT, Present. 



111. 



BESSEL TO HUMBOLDT. 



KOENIGSBERG, Feb. llth, 1846. 



I HEAR with great regret that your Excellency has 

 to mourn the loss of Herr von Buelow. Although I had 



