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mental qualities of her Brother, She wasnot only well {kil-
led in all the parts of profound diterature, but her unlimi.
ted knowledge extended through every fyftem of politicg
Early in life fhe took much delight in the cultivation of
a ftrong natural underftanding, which fhe continued to
Improve to her death. That fhe might have a retirement
proper for this purpofe fhe built this {mall Palace in the
Garden at Drodenholm, ‘which is elegant and of moft
exquifite Architeflure. The Chinefe tafte prevails moft;
there are feveral apartments decorated with mandarins,
china-vafes and various ornaments which highly compli-
ment her tafte and judgement. In this retirement fhe
dedicated her time to books, and by indefatigable fludy
became a proficient in almoft every language, but parti-
cularly in the Latin tongue, which, it is faid, fhe
thoroughly underflood. The library, which is of her
own colle&tion and extremely well chofen, is now a
flanding teftimony of her genius. Her private charac.
ter, whatever may have been faid by the tongue of flander,
it is not my bufinefs to inveftigate,
To-morrow we intend to purfue our Journey te
Lapland ;
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