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Botanica," and " Genera Plantarum." Hence, not a 

 moment passed unoccupied during his residence at 

 Upsala.-' 1 



But he was so strong and young that nothing came 

 amiss to him. ' Blessed is he who has found his work ; 

 let him ask no other blessedness. He has a work, a' 

 life purpose ; he has found it, and will follow it.' 2 

 Celsius had brought spring out of the winter of Carl's 

 discontent. Poverty had not narrowed his mind, but 

 now he felt a renewing as he bathed in the bliss of work. 

 It was no fancy, or, if fancy, then ' most real and practical, 

 as many of our fancies are.' He was endowed with 

 twenty-student power no, twenty-tutor power. No 

 bird, or beast, or insect passed by him unnoticed ; while, 

 for the beautiful embroidery of the earth, ah, there are 

 times when, for very gladness, tears only can express 

 our reverence, thankfulness, and perception of the 

 beautiful. Linnaeus had little imagination ; and if he 

 seemed to lack veneration also, and perception of the 

 beautiful, it was because the artistic capability which 

 expresses these was deficient, yet these things reverence 

 and perception were there, unspoken but not unfelt. 



Carl now seemed to belong to the successful class, 

 who have never known what it is to lack a meal in their 

 life ; and with advantages of dress and pocket-money, 

 he looked a different creature to the lean starving 

 student of last year. Prosperity told upon his humour 

 too : now that he was better off, that he had no 

 1 Stoever. 2 Carlyle, Past and Present. 



