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observes, ' Winter, which gives us frosty nights late in 

 spring, comes quickly on again in autumn. So short 

 has been this summer; but should a mild autumn 

 follow upon it, it will make us soon forget this first 

 winter night.' 



4 In many things the beginning and end are different ; 

 in few more so than in a tour, . . .' says Dr. Arnold. 

 4 My mind changes twice from my home self to my 

 travelling self, and then to my home self back again. 

 On this day seven weeks I travelled this very stage. Its 

 appearance in that interval is no doubt altered : flowers 

 are gone by, and corn is yellow which was green. But 

 I am changed even more changed in my appetites and 

 in my impressions ; for then I craved locomotion and 

 rest from mental work ; now I desire to remain still as 

 to place, and to set my mind in work again.' 



Linnaeus makes short work of his journal through 

 Arboga, Koping, and Kolback the same road he took 

 in going. He only notes that Carduus crispus, another 

 of the three perennial thistles, of which he had seen 

 few in the whole journey, was universal in Upland. 



He was still working his way northward. From 

 Fallingsbro autumn was ever before his eyes. The 

 forest still had its green truly, but it was flowerless. 

 The country people were in full work carrying their corn 

 and harrowing the barley-fields. Women were busy 

 lending helping hands : some were sewing winter cloth- 

 ing, some were waltzing. The herd-boys sang and blew 

 their horns till evening prevailed and the sun sank below 



