MEMOIR OF LINNAEUS. 65 



his academical life that made him kind towards his 

 own students, many of whom he aided both with 

 his counsels and his money. 



His sense of gratitude was strong; and in his 

 generous heart every sentiment of benevolence found 

 a place. An injury he could forget, but never a 

 benefit. His friendship for Rosen, who accommo- 

 dated him with the botanical chair, w r as as sincere 

 as it was lasting. His early patron, Clifford, has 

 been immortalized by the grateful pen of his illus- 

 trious protege, who delighted to inscribe the name 

 of his Macaanas in several of those great works which 

 will remain a monument to both for many ages yet 

 to come. It was this feeling of respect that in- 

 duced him to decline the pressing offer of Van 

 Royen to take charge of the botanical gardens at 

 Ley den, where he might have enjoyed a secure and 

 comfortable livelihood. The terms proposed, of 

 classifying the plants according to the method of 

 Boerhaave, contrary to the arrangement adopted in 

 the Hortus Cliffortianus, was the cause of his de- 

 clining to accept this permanent situation ; and 

 thus, although dependent at the time on the bounty 

 of others, he hesitated not to sacrifice the tempting 

 prospect of a quiet and happy independence, to 

 what he believed due to the memory of his bene- 

 factor. 



His writings and correspondence abound with 

 similar proofs of the warmth of his attachments. 

 He mentions, in the most affectionate terms, the 



