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ADVENTURES OF LINNiEUS, 



itself into his mind, he awoke one night in agonizing consternation— 

 his fancy replete with dreadful images — he once gave a serious 

 thought to the horrid idea, and reason conquered the effervescence of 

 passion. From this moment he became more fortunate — as he himself 

 confessed afterwards — and this very occurrence induced him to write 

 a particular diary, under the title of Nsmesis Divina*. 



LiNNiEus and Rosen became afterwards professors almost at the 

 same time, and both were men of eminence. The recoUeftion of this 

 scene of animosity became as litde extinft as the secret rivalship which 

 attended the career of their studies, when they once became colleagues. 

 RoszN acquired a well merited reputation, both in the branches of 

 physic, and as an author, he was appointed Dean of the College of 

 Physicians like Linn^us, and created a nobleman by the name of 

 Rosen von Rosenskin. He died the i6th of July 1773 1. 



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* I have collected this anecdote from a conversation which Linn^^us once had with a 

 celebrated pupil of his, and which he related in these words : — " Hoc interficiendi consilium 

 " quum in animo volverem, nofte quondam e somniis emergens, altius reputavi— et inter- 

 " mittere statu! - Ne fecias dixi ; Deus uindex erit. Et ex eo tempore omnia in melius ver- 

 " gebant." 



t Rosen was born on the firft of February, 1706, in a village near Goz/^-^^ar^/^, where 

 he frequented the college in 17 18. His father was a preacher; Rosen was destined for the 

 church, but disliked the studies of divinity as much as Linn us. Physic was his favourite 

 science. His principal professor was Kilian Stob^us at Lund. Having resided four years' 

 at the university, he went to Stockholm, and became tutor in a noblemaa's family. In 1728, 

 assessor Martin died at Upsal, when Rosen became substitute professor of physic. Before 

 he took upon himself this new office, he made a tour through Germany, Siuhzerland, France 

 and Holland, where he was made doftor at Harderivyk, in 1730. In the spring of the follow- 

 ing year he entered on his professorship at Upsal, became member of the Society of Sciences 

 there, was received a member of the Royal Academy of Stockholm, in 1739 ; in 1740, he be. 

 came ordinary piufessor for Rudbek; in 1757, he was created a knight of the order of the 

 Polar Statj and ennobkd in 17625 when Queen Louisa Ulrica gave him the name of 



ROSENSTBIN; 



