26o Humboldt's Letters. 



143. 



HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



BERLIN, March 19th, 1850. 



ACCEPT, my dear friend, my heartfelt thanks for the 

 lines you gave M. Rio, whose praises had already been 

 sung to me by Cornelius, Olfers, Radowitz, and the 

 King himself, on account of the book, "De 1'Art 

 Chretien." The new incarnation of a deputy to the 

 Erfurt Parliament, and his supervision in the interest of 

 the Prince President, was unexpected ; but Rafael him- 

 self was a good deal of a mannerist. 



Very truly, and in some suspense, 



Yours, A. v. HUMBOLDT. 



TUESDAY. 



HUMBOLDT TO YARNHAGEN. 



POTSDAM, July 2d, 1850. 



IN the gloomy period of reaction, I am delighted to 

 receive so pleasing a memento at your hand, my dear 



