360 LINNAEUS. 



Linne. These great men stand equal and unrival- 

 led, in my judgment, as the most faithful interpre- 

 ters of Nature's works. I trust, sir, you will not 

 take amiss this testimony of mine in favour of your 

 distinguished parent ; for, as you are closely allied 

 to him in blood, I feel myself scarcely less inti- 

 mately attached, by the particular friendship with 

 which he was so good as to favour me. His me- 

 mory will ever be cherished by me, as that of a be- 

 loved preceptor, and I shall value^ as long as I 

 live, every pledge of his regard " 



With this testimony to the transcendent merits of 

 Linnaeus we conclude the present section, regarding 

 it as a fit introduction to that which follows, in 

 which we shall attempt to sketch the character of 

 this extraordinary man. 



