Great Men And Famous Women a Series of Pen And Pencil Sketches of the Lives of
Great Men And Famous Women a Series of Pen And Pencil Sketches of the Lives of
Horne Charles Francis
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It was a perplexing problem how possibly to remain a while longer in Paris, which was essential to the carry- ing on of his work, and to find the means of supplying his very simple wants. And here the most charming letters in these volumes are, first, the one from his mother, full of tender thoughtfulness, and making the first suggestion about Neuchatel and its museum, as a place where the aspiring naturalist might secure something more substantial than "brilliant hopes" to live upon ; next, th...at from Agassiz to his father, who begs to be told as much as he can be supposed to understand of the nature of this work upon fossil fishes, which ealled for so much time, labor, and expense; and, almost immediately, Agassiz's letter to his parents, telling them that Humboldt had, quite spontaneously and unexpectedly, relieved his present anxieties by a credit of a thousand francs, to be increased, if neces- sary. Humboldt had shown a friendly interest in him from the first, and had undertaken to negotiate with Cotta, the publisher, in his behalf ; but, becoming uneasy by the delay, and feeling that " a man so laborious, so gifted, and so deserving of affection .
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