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220 [ Doc. 43.
SWEDENBORG’S CORRESPONDENCE.
P. S. As I have been hitherto so much taken up with
astronomical speculations, I hope you will excuse my negli
gence ; I promise to be more industrious in future, and not
to let any opportunity pass, without paying you my respects.
I do not expect to come home much before 1715. I have
longed very much to see the Bodleiian Library, since I saw
the little one at Sion College; but I am kept back here
on account of “ want of money ." * I wonder my father does
"
not show greater care for me, than to have let me live now
for more than sixteen months upon 200 rixdalers; well know
ing that I promised in a letter not to incommode him by
drawing for money ; and yet none has been forth -coming
for the last three or four months. It is hard to live without
food or drink like some poor drudge in Schonen.
P. S. The expenses for postage you will please to charge
either to me or to my father. Flamsteed desired Bilbergii
Solem Inocciduum . I send my love to all my brothers and
sisters. I hope brothers Gustav and Hennickt have not for
gotten onr former acquaintance. The little copper-plate may
be taken out of my father’s letter, which accompanies my first
specimen. I thank sister Hedwigt for her letter; the one
which she sent before starting for Stockholm arrived about a
week ago, after it was half a year old. I will pay my respects
to Prof. Elfvius54 by letter ; a separate letter to him shall
follow, though perhaps not very soon; his advice I will obey.
I hope very soon to receive money. This letter goes by post
to prichet-grubb [?].
* These words are in English in the original letter.
4 Gustav Benzelstjerna,65 and Dr. Henricus Benzelius, two younger
brothers of Ericus, the former became Royal Secretary and Censor of the
press, and died 1737 ; concerning the latter see Note 7.
# Swedenborg’s sister Hedvig who was married to Lars Benzelstjerna,s
another brother of Ericus Benzelius.
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