MEMOIR OF LINNJEUS. 
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his academical life that made him kind towards his 
own students, many of whom he aided both with 
his counsels and his money. 
His sense of gratitude was strong; and in his 
generous heart every sentiment of benevolence found 
a place. An injury he could forget, but never a 
benefit. His friendship for Rosen, who accommo- 
dated him with the botanical chair, was as sincere 
as it was lasting. His early patron, Clifford, has 
been immortalized by the grateful pen of his illus- 
trious protege, who delighted to inscribe the name 
of his Macaenas in several of those great works which 
will remain a monument to both for many ages yet 
to come. It was this feeling of respect that in- 
duced him to decline the pressing offer of Van 
Royen to take charge of the botanical gardens at 
Leyden, where he might have enjoyed a secure and 
comfortable livelihood. The terms proposed, of 
classifying the plants according to the method of 
Boerhaave, contrary to the arrangement adopted in 
the Hortus Cliffortianug, was the cause of his de- 
clining to accept this permanent situation ; and 
thus, although dependent at the time on the bounty 
of others, he hesitated not to sacrifice the tempting 
prospect of a quiet and happy independence, to 
what he believed due to the memory of his bene- 
factor. 
His writings and correspondence abound with 
similar proofs of the warmth of his attachments. 
He mentions, in the most affectionate terms, the 
