MEMOIR OP LINNAEUS. 'Jit 
for a beloved study ; returning to his native land 
the most accomplished botanist of his age ; and 
finally having all his wishes crowned by being 
elevated to the chair he most coveted, and one of 
the highest honours to which, in Sweden, a man of 
science can aspire. There he reigned supreme, 
exercising an influence over the world of science 
unparalleled since the days of Aristotle. In the 
ancient halls of the Northern Athens he devoted 
himself exclusively to his professional labours, with- 
out mixing w r ith court intrigues, or taking any 
share in the political events which then agitated 
Europe. He acquired wealth without selling his 
independence, and fame without tarnishing the re- 
putation of others. 
In bringing this Memoir to a close, it may perhaps 
gratify the reader to select a few anecdotes illus- 
trating some passages in his life, which have been 
only briefly alluded to in the foregoing pages. Of 
his journey to Lapland some notice has been taken ; 
but it is scarcely possible, without reading the tour 
itself, to form an idea of the fatigues and privations 
he encountered. In his journal for the month of 
June 1732, he gives the following account of his 
adventures in attempting to penetrate the country 
beyond the river Umea : — 
“ On Sunday I left Lycksele, taking with me 
only three loaves of bread and some rein-deer 
tongues by way of provision. I presumed that I 
should procure among the Laplanders flesh of the 
