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Stob.eus, by some means or other obtained intelligence of the vigils 

 of his pupil, and did not know what to think of him. Li xN n u s was al- 

 ways a brisk student, fond of company, and of a merry convivial turn. 

 The professor took it therefore into his head, that he set up so late to play 

 at cards with his upper servants, or take some other diversion with 

 them. His well-meaning mind resolved to disuade him from such an 

 indecorous condu6l for a young gentleman. In consequence of this 

 resolution, he quite unexpeaedly entered the apartment of Linn ^us 

 at a very late hour. But, what was his surprize, when, instead of finding 

 him engaged in the company of the quick, he found him surrounded with 

 the produftions of departed great men; and intrenched, as it were, with 

 the works of the greatest botanists, such as C.^salpinus, Bauhnius, 

 TouRNEFORT, &c. By this unexpefted scene he grew still fonder of 

 the youth, and gave him full and entire permission to make use of his 

 library. 



LiNN^us did not negle£l profiting by these literary treasures, and 

 by the instru61ion of his professor and benefa6tor. During the time 

 he had spent at Lund, his mind had become more enlightened; but, at 

 the same time his desire of seeing and learning was more increased. The 

 first, and most ancient seat of the Swedifl:i Muses, the University of 

 Upsal (distant seventy -five Swedijli miles from Lund) presented fresh 

 opportunities to gratify his laudable wishes. He certainly could not 

 expeft there to be immediately so well circumstanced as he had been at 

 Lund, which he had resolved to quit. Notwithstanding liis passionate 

 love of study conquered all other considerations. His resolution being 

 san£lioned by paternal consent, Linnaeus took his departure for 

 Upial, at Michaelmas, 1728, a place where he at first suffered many 



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