MEMOIR OF LINNAEUS. 
87 
J762 till 1764. During all that time I never 
passed a single day without seeing him, or assisting 
at his prelections. I followed him to the country, 
accompanied with two friends, Khun and Zoega, 
foreigners like myself. In winter w'e lodged at 
Upsala, immediately opposite his house. He visited 
us almost every day, without the least ceremony, 
in his red dressing-gown, and green cap trimmed 
with fur, with his pipe in his hand. Ilis conver- 
sation was lively and agreeable: he amused us 
with reciting many anecdotes concerning the Swe- 
dish and foreign Naturalists whom he had formerly 
known ; he explained any difficulties that we had 
met with in the course of our studies ; and often 
favoured us with his own particular views on the 
subject. 
“ In our various conversations, it was not uncom- 
mon to see him merry and laughing ; good humour 
was depicted on his countenance ; and he unbent 
himself with a frankness and affability of manner, 
which showed his natural disposition for convi- 
viality. The time we spent with him in the 
country was no less agreeable; we lodged in the 
thatched cottage of a peasant, a very' short distance 
from his house, where he often came to see us at 
six in the morning ; and after breakfast, used to 
explain to us the natural order of plants, till ten. 
We then accompanied him to theneighbouring rocks, 
where he occupied himself in describing and detail- 
ing their different productions, till noon, his usual 
