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holm, where he commenced practising as a physician, 
but met with much opposition, on account of his 
botanical studies. His perseverance, however, suc- 
ceeded, and he obtained extensive practice. Writing 
to a friend, he says, “ I am undeservedly got into so 
much practice, that from seven o’clock in the morning 
till eight in the evening, I have not even time to take 
a short dinner.” He became acquainted with Captain 
Triewald, who was endeavouring to establish an 
Academy of Sciences ; and in conjunction with this 
gentleman and the Baron Hbpken, a society of some 
note was instituted, the presidency of which devolved 
upon himself. This was the origin of the present 
Academy of Stockholm. By the interest of one of its 
members, he was soon afterwards appointed physician 
to the navy ; and with a fixed salary, he was chosen 
to give public lectures upon botany and mineralogy. 
By these lucrative appointments, and the money he 
had saved during his residence in Holland, he was 
now in a situation of comparative independence, and 
was enabled formally to apply to Dr Moreus for the 
hand of his daughter ; and no plea for rejection now 
existing, Linnaeus was united to Sarah Elizabeth 
Morea, on the 26th of June 1/39. 
Our illustrious naturalist might now be said to have 
reached the height of his earthly happiness ; indepen- 
dent in his circumstances — at peace, and beloved by 
his family, and looked up to and honoured by the 
heads of sciences in Europe. “ He was not, how- 
ever,” says one of his biographers, “ destined to 
