quaintance at Fahlun, there was one 
individual who possessed more attrac¬ 
tions for him than all others. Tliis was 
a young lady,, the daughter of a physi¬ 
cian of the name of Moraeus. In a 
letter to his friend, the celebrated baron 
Haller, he has detailed some of the cir¬ 
cumstances of this connexion. 
After informing his friend that he 
had settled at Fahlun, and commenced 
lecturer, he proceeds :—“ The physi¬ 
cian of that place passed for a rich 
man : considering the poverty of the 
province, he might justly be deemed 
opulent. His name was Moraeus. He 
was eminent for his learning and skill: 
physic, especially practical medicine, 
was the science which he esteemed and 
preferred above all others. He grew 
fond of me : I visited him frequently, 
and always met with an amicable re¬ 
ception. He had two daughters. Sa¬ 
rah Elizabeth, the eldest, was a beau- 
