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way ; and Frederick the Great spoke 
of him in the highest terms of praise. 
Meanwhile, as his fortune increased, 
he began to long more ardently than 
ever for some country retreat, which, 
though less princely than Cliffords, 
might secure to him many of the 
enjoyments of HartecamfJ. He pur¬ 
chased the villa of Hammarby, a league 
from Upsal; and for the last fifteen 
years of his life he made it his summer 
residence. His pupils, unwilling to 
lose the advantages of his instruction, 
followed him thither; and many of 
those who came from a great distance, 
took lodgings in the villages of Honby 
and Edeby, which were both contiguous 
to his estate. It was his practice to 
deliver his lectures to his private pupils 
in a familiar manner, and not with the 
form and solemnity of a professor. 
One of these students has left us an 
account of the way in which their time 
passed, when himself and two others 
