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722 [Doc. 291.
ANECDOTES AND MISCELLANIES.
Fourthly, It is scarcely likely that Virgil, after progressing
in the spiritual world for eighteen hundred years-and he
must have progressed there, if he was such "a capital and
amiable man❞—and after becoming interested in the affairs of
the spiritual world for such a long time, should have discussed
"Roman antiquities" with Swedenborg; and, again, it is just
as unlikely that Swedenborg, who had so many more important
things to attend to, should have made inquiries respecting such
small and comparatively unimportant matters.
Fifthly, According to Atterbom the Carmina which Sweden
borg published at Skara treated of his "first love," when yet
there is not a single piece in that collection which treats on
such a subject .
Sixthly, According to Atterbom Swedenborg "observed
strict silence on the subject of his spirit visions," when yet it
is a well-known fact that he freely conversed with most of his
visitors on this topic. See Documents 249 ; 250, no. 7 ; 253,
B; 255, nos. 6, 7 ; 256, A, no. 15, F, no. 2 ; 267, no. 6, &c.
From these considerations it appears that we cannot place
implicit confidence in the whole of the above account, but
must regard some parts of it at least as of doubtful authority.
DOCUMENT 291.
SUNDRY ANECDOTES RESPECTING SWEDEN
BORG.
1. In a work called " Abrégé des ouvrages d’Em. Swedenborg,
"
published in Stockholm and Strassbourg in 1788, we find on
page XIX of the preface the following anecdote :
"An inhabitant of Strassbourg , a man worthy of trust
and a friend of Swedenborg, related to us that while in Paris
he engaged a man-servant for him. The servant complained
that his master left all his doors unlocked, and said that he
would be accused of theft, which certainly could not fail to
occur from such carelessness. Swedenborg however smilingly
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