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264 A History of Sweden
of his people. As a poet he was also greatly admired.
His songs and ballads spread throughout the whole
country and were sung to popular and well-known
melodies.
His language was simple and pure. People today can
read his works without any difficulty. Therefore,
Dalin’s Argus introduced a new period in the Swedish
language and literature, known as Modern Swedish.
He was ennobled and assumed the name Von Dalin.
Carl von Linne. In 1707, in the beautiful month of
May, there was born to the curate of Rashult, in Smi-
land, a son, who received the name of Sweden’s hero
king, Carl. It was at the time when Sweden and her
king were at the height of power and glory. The little
child in the cradle was to grow up and become king in
the realm of flowers and make his land honored when
its political greatness was at an end.
After a year his father became the pastor of the
parish and moved into the rectory of Stenbrohult.
Both parents were kind and devout people and great
lovers of flowers. With his own hands the pastor
planted at Stenbrohult an orchard and flower garden
which became the finest in all Sm&land. Here the par-
ents spent their leisure moments, and flowers became
little Carl’s dearest playthings. Even as an infant he
would immediately stop crying if a
flower
were put in
his hand. When he was old enough *to talk he gave his
father no rest, asking the name of every kind of flower
and plant in the garden, some of which the father did
not know. This Linnseus in his old age tells of himself.
It is touching to read how the aged botanist, with all
his honors, longed for his childhood’s happy days again.
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