letter v. 
My dear Hihry, 
The honours earned by tne 
naturalist in his late tour, raised up a 
hitter enemy in a young student of the 
name of Rosen : so truly does envy 
follow merit. Linnaeus had not taken 
his degree, and was therefore excluded 
by ah old law of the university from 
the advantage of delivering public lec¬ 
tures. This restriction would not have 
been enforced in his case, but for the 
unfriendly offices of Rosen; who, hav¬ 
ing been chosen anatomical and med- 
icid professor, looked upon Linnteus as 
a formidable rival, and resolved to crush 
him if possible. Unfortunately, he took 
