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life in one of his excursions — His uncommon diligence — An anecdote — 

 Goes to the University of Up>^al— His teachers — His poverty — Is obliged 

 to mend his shoes with the bark of trees — Gets acquainted with Olaus 

 Celsius — Some account of this learned man — Is received in his house — • 

 Reads a work of Vaillant^ the French Botanist — Forms the idea of creat- 

 ing a New System of Botany — Gets acquainted with Olaus Rudbeck — 

 Biographical illustration respefling the latter — Linnaus goes to live with 

 him — Reads Le£tures oft Botany for him — Lays the foundation to his New 

 System — Forms a connection Vv'ith Feter Artedi — Their reciprocal emula- 

 tion — Historyof their friendship — The Royal Society of Sciences at Upsal — • 

 Linnaus is chosen to travel in Lapland. 13 



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Linnaus receives a sum of money to defray his travelling expences — Difficul- 

 ties attending the Science of Botany — Description of his journey — Dangers 

 and obstacles — Visits that part of Lapland, where some French astrono- 

 mers ascertained some years after the figure of the earth — Continues his pere- 

 . grination through the northern Alp& — Anecdotes — Comparison with Baron 

 nailer's journey on the Alps — Linncsus n^turns to Upsal — Extent of his 

 Journey and of the good which resulted from it — The diary of his travels re- 

 mains unprinted — Publishes his first work, the Flora of Lapland— Is 

 ele£led a member of the Academy of Sciences at Upsal — Begins to read 

 ledluies — Gains applause — Is envied — Nicholas Rosen becomes his ad- 

 verfary — They forbid him to read lectures — He conceives the design of stab- 

 bing Rosen — Anecdote — Fatal sensibility of his mind — Stifles it — Biogra- 

 phical account of Rosen — Distressed and unfortunate condition of Linnaus— 

 Makes friendship with Baron Reuterholm at Fahlun — Makes a journey 

 through Dalecarlia-— Historical account of his journey — Journal un- 

 printed — Linnaus returns to Fahlun — Gives leftures on mineralogy— 

 Contra£ls friendship with Dr. Moraus — Falls in love with his daughter— 

 This lady gives him money to enable him to take his degree of doclor at a 

 Dutch University — Prepares for his departure. 29 



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