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108 The Floral King.
a field for his labours. He went to the capital,
but soon found that his fame had not reached
that city.
Linneus writes regarding this, “Stockholm
received Linnzeus in September, 1738, as a perfect
stranger. He intended to make a living here as a
doctor, but as he was unknown to all, no one dared
this year to confide his dear life into the hands of an
untried doctor, nay, not even his dog, so that he often
despaired of success in hisown land. He, who every-
where abroad had been honoured as a Princeps
Bontanicorum, was asa Klimius in his own land, as if
he were come from the regions below.” Had he
not been in love, he would at once have gone abroad
again. These reverses were a great trial for the
warm-hearted man, fully conscious of his own worth,
already so amply recognised in foreign countries.
However, he did not quite lose heart, although to
gain clients he had to frequent taverns to make
acquaintances, and solicit patronage. The only
encouragement Linnzus enjoyed during this unpro-
pitious period was, that he was elected a member of
the “Society of Science” at Upsala. Gradually,
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