Humboldt's Letters. 297 



With my repeated most heartfelt thanks, in most 

 faithful reverence and submission, I remain immutably, 

 your Excellency's most obedient, 



VAKNHAGEX vox EXSE. 



Some strong expressions in the London letter, as 

 welcome to me as they were unexpected, remind me that 

 Herr von Radowitz indulged in similar ones, and even 

 had them printed (Gesammelte Schriften IV., 210, 256, 

 281) ; in the second passage he even goes so far as to 

 reverse the motto, "Against democrats soldiers alone 

 avail !" 



lei. 



HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. 



BERLIN, July 9ih, 1854. 



RETURNING from the Russian Saint's day celebrated 

 in Sans Souci, I found your amiable letter. As I cannot 

 refuse you anything, I add Hippolytus ! Satisfy in 

 return my curiosity. I believe that I never in my l ; fe 

 spoke to Herr Senfft von Pilsach ; I might meet mm in 

 the street or in society without knowing him. Notwith- 

 standing all this I may have dined with him at the 

 King's. After what I heard of him I do not feel well 

 affected towards him. Since I always sit opposite the 

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