Chapter V: Varnhagen, Fr. A., 168

Victoria, Queen, 124, 224.

Voigtlaender, 42.

W.

Wittgenstein, 5, 45, 88, 160.

Z.

Zeune, 16, 212.

Zinzendorf, Count, 6, 105.

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Footnote 1:

On the Principal Causes of the Variation of Temperature upon the
Earth.

Footnote 2:

With a copy of “Views of Nature,” new edition.

Footnote 3:

The memoranda were intended to be communicated to Professor Hegel, who
was told that Humboldt had indulged in attacks on Philosophy in his
lectures.

Footnote 4:

It was a book of Ranke (the Historian).

Footnote 5:

Biography of Count Zinzendorf by Varnhagen.—_Translator._

Footnote 6:

Humboldt wrote a very illegible hand, hence this
allusion.—_Translator._

Footnote 7:

Memoirs of John Benjamin Ehrhard, Philosopher and Physician. Edited by
Varnhagen von Ense. Stuttgart and Tubingen. Cotta. 1830.

Footnote 8:

Goethe.—_Translator._

Footnote 9:

Of Rahel’s death.

Footnote 10:

At that time editor of the Haude and Spenersche Zeitung in
Berlin.—_Tr._

Footnote 11:

Wilhelm von Humboldt died on the 8th of April, 1835, at Tegel, at 6
o’clock in the evening.

Footnote 12:

Bollmann, a German who resided a long time in the United States, and
who is known by his bold attempts to liberate Lafayette from the
prison of Olmutz.—_Translator._

Footnote 13:

Preface to Wilhelm von Humboldt’s work about the Kawi language.

Footnote 14:

Professor of History at Berlin.

Footnote 15:

Helene, Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, afterwards Duchess of
Orleans.

Footnote 16:

Tegel, Humboldt’s country-seat near Berlin.—_Tr._

Footnote 17:

Toeplitz, a Bohemian bathing-place.—_Tr._

Footnote 18:

Biography by Varnhagen.—_Tr._

Footnote 19:

Dorow’s Memoirs and Correspondence, 3d vol.

Footnote 20:

Sophia Wilhelmina, Princess of Baireuth.

Footnote 21:

Fr. Jaco’s Jubilee Oration for Kries, at Gotha.

Footnote 22:

At Göttingen.

Footnote 23:

Pilgrimage to Sesenheim. By August Ferdinand Nacke. Published by K. A.
Varnhagen von Ense. Berlin, 1840.

Footnote 24:

Sans Souci, the King’s residence near Potsdam.—_Translator._

Footnote 25:

Bettina von Arnim. Bopp’s critique is to me a source of great
pleasure.

Footnote 26:

Probably Seiffert, Humboldt’s servant.—_Tr._

Footnote 27:

The 5th of May was a day of penance.

Footnote 28:

A Prussian Field Marshal, killed at the battle of Prague, 1757.—_Tr._

Footnote 29:

Allusion to the battle of Mollwitz, 1741, which was won by Schwerin
alone, who, indignant at the blunders of the King, ordered him to ride
off, and assumed the command himself, which Frederick the Great never
forgave.—_Tr._

Footnote 30:

Bettina von Arnim.

Footnote 31:

A celebrated work on the Christian Dogma by Friedrich David
Strauss.—_Tr._

Footnote 32:

Humboldt refers here to _Schelling_, the philosopher, who had just
received from the King of Prussia a call to Berlin, and who, in a
penitent spirit, endeavored to reconcile Christianity and philosophy,
thus recanting his former views. Humboldt was quite exasperated at his
conduct.—_Tr._

Footnote 33:

The Stercoranists are those who believe that the Host is subject to
digestion.—_Tr._

Footnote 34:

King Ernest August of Hanover.

Footnote 35:

Allusion to the new order—pour le mérite.

Footnote 36:

The usual festivities in family circles on New Year’s night in
Germany.—_Tr._

Footnote 37:

The work of Marc Fournier: Russie, Allemagne et France. Paris, 1844.

Footnote 38:

Arago uses _thou_ and _thee_ in his letter to Humboldt—the evidence of
great friendship and intimacy.

Footnote 39:

Humboldt had supplicated for a politically-prosecuted young man, who
is alluded to under that designation.—_Tr._

Footnote 40:

Humboldt refers here to a patriotic drama of Robert Prutz, “Moritz von
Sachsen,” the representation of which was forbidden by the Berlin
police.—_Tr._

Footnote 41:

Of the King, at the inauguration of the Provincial States.

Footnote 42:

Voltaire at Francfort-on-the-Main in 1753, by K. A. Varnhagen von
Ense.

Footnote 43:

Die “Politische” Wochenstube by Robert Prutz, a satire on Schelling
and his philosophy.—_Tr._

Footnote 44:

The cousin referred to is Margrave Albrecht, of Brandenburg, who, in
Prutz’s drama, “Moritz von Sachsen,” is represented as a “Robber
Knight.”—_Tr._

Footnote 45:

Curbstone Guard.—_Tr._

Footnote 46:

Gymnastic Exercises.—_Tr._

Footnote 47:

Microslawski.

Footnote 48:

NOTE BY HUMBOLDT.—The Prince voted for Mr. Hermann, of Leipzig.

Footnote 49:

NOTE BY HUMBOLDT.—I had spoken of the intensity of the love of nature.
I had compared St. Basil with Bernardin de St. Pierre.

A. HT.

Footnote 50:

Barante introduced M. Galuski to Humboldt.

Footnote 51:

The Prussian order of “The Black Eagle,” which had just then been
conferred on Prince Albert.—TR.

Footnote 52:

Petrifactions dug out in the Gossau, in Bohemia.

Footnote 53:

Wilhelm von Humboldt’s “Letters to a Lady Friend” (Charlotte Diede),
bequeathed to Therese von Bacheracht.

Footnote 54:

A most sentimental and tragically-ending German love story made
popular by Bürger’s ballad.—TR.

Footnote 55:

A pamphlet under that title, written by Varnhagen, in commendation of
the King.—_Tr._

Footnote 56:

Romuald ou la Vocation, par Mr. de Custine. Paris, 1848. 4 vols.

Footnote 57:

The day on which the Prussian government yearly distributes orders and
decorations.—_Tr._

Footnote 58:

Beautifully extorted gift of heaven.

Footnote 59:

_I.e._ too much of a Red Republican.

Footnote 60:

A Hospital near Berlin, administered by Protestant Sisters of Mercy.

Footnote 61:

Leben des Generals Buelow von Dennewitz. Von K. A. Varnhagen von Ense.
Berlin, 1853.

Footnote 62:

Bettina.

Footnote 63:

Informing that on the 17th is the golden wedding of Savigny.

Footnote 64:

The Prussian order of the Red Eagle.

Footnote 65:

Ludwig von Gerlach, in the Second Chamber, had called the
representative Bethmann-Hollweg an adopted son of Prussia.

Footnote 66:

Mons. Mathieu had protested against the statement on the title-page,
that Mons. Barral was appointed editor by the author.

Footnote 67:

Savigny’s golden wedding.

Footnote 68:

Minister.

Footnote 69:

By Pertz.

Footnote 70:

The province of Pomerania is divided into “Vorpommern”—_Fore
Pomerania_, and “Hinterpommern”—_Hind Pomerania_; _i.e._ Pomerania
before and behind the Oder.—_Tr._

Footnote 71:

Louis Napoleon.—_Tr._

Footnote 72:

Of M. Borsig, a machinist, a few days after that of Mad. Amalia Beer.
The old man of eighty-five attended both of them.

Footnote 73:

In marble.—_Tr._

Footnote 74:

Waldemar of Prussia, the traveller in India and Brazil.—_Tr._

Footnote 75:

Historia general de Brazil, tomo primeiro. The pieces wanting here he
had already sent as specimens.

Footnote 76:

Francisco Adolfo de Varnhagen’s dedication of his book to the Emperor
over his own signature. The title-page contains the words: “Por um
socio do Instituto Historico do Brazil, Natural de Sorocaba” (the
native place of the author, west of Rio de Janeiro).

Footnote 77:

These two words are illegible.

Footnote 78:

A Brandenburg family of the Middle Ages, who came near hanging one of
the Electors of Brandenburg, predecessor of the Kings of Prussia. They
were representatives of those “Robber Knights” who long successfully
resisted the introduction of regular government by the Electors.—_Tr._

Footnote 79:

“is married to,” evidently omitted in the original. Humboldt took a
great interest in Moellhausen, and wrote a preface to his book on the
above journey.—_Tr._

Footnote 80:

The Mark Brandenburg, a very sandy province, sometimes facetiously
called the sand-box of the Holy Roman Empire.—_Tr._

Footnote 81:

Pourtalès, conspicuous in the Neufchatel embroglio.—_Tr._

Footnote 82:

The Fox, i. e. Louis Napoleon.—_Tr._

Footnote 83:

The Koelnische Gymnasium, Berlin, of which August was director.

Footnote 84:

The King of Naples, known in this country as King Bomba. In Naples the
best maccaroni is manufactured. Was this letter really directed to
Louis Philippe, or was there not a mistake in the name? Was not Louis
Philippe dead before that time?—_Translator._

Footnote 85:

A German proverbial expression for feeling very uncomfortable.—_Tr._

Footnote 86:

A fashionable preacher in Berlin.—_Tr._

Footnote 87:

Spaetes Daheim des einst in ruestig kaempfender Jugend
Weitgewanderten Forschers, der, gleich wie Hoehen der Erde,
Hoehen des Ruhmes erstieg, hat dargestellt uns der Maler,
Schoen, reich ausgestattet mit herrlichen Schoetzen des Wissens:
Werke der Kunst, der Natur, und Schrift und Geraeth des Gelehrten.
Aber ihn selbst inmitten des neidenswerthen Besitzthums
Sehen wir froh sein Reich mit sinnigem Blicke beherrschen,
Deutende Sprache verleihen dem wundervollen Gemaelde,
Durch lichtvoller Gedanken beredsam glückliche Fügung
Schaffend ein neues Bild, ein geistiges, staunendem Anschaun!

Footnote 88:

_Bemoostes Haupt_ is an expression often applied to a student who has
grown grey without passing an examination, and which, in this
connexion, has an effect at once humorous and pathetic, which is
inimitable.—_Tr._

Footnote 89:

California, which has nobly resisted the introduction of slavery, will
be worthily represented by a friend of liberty and of the progress of
intelligence.

Footnote 90:

About eleven cents.

Footnote 91:

Leader of the most reactionary party.—_Tr._

Footnote 92:

Day of the Prussian Revolution of 1848.

Footnote 93:

I.e., of the order of the Prussian eagle.

Footnote 94:

An ellipse, probably of Grand Ducal origin.—_Tr._

Footnote 95:

Liszt.

Footnote 96:

Title of a work by Chevalier Bunsen.

Footnote 97:

The Philosophy of Heraclitus the Obscure of Ephesus.

Footnote 98:

A Life of Humboldt was written in Hebrew by Mr. Sachs.

Footnote 99:

One of the founders, “der Turnkunst.”

Footnote 100:

Order of the Falcon.

Footnote 101:

Meaning “Caroline and I can get married, if you will help us to some
money.”

Footnote 102:

_I.e._ of the order of the Prussian Eagle. The sentence reads thus:
“Da gestern Illaire bei mir war, so habe ich alles vorbereitet, Herrn
—— dem vielgeachteten Geistlichen in ... nuetzlich fuer eines der
Spielwerke zu werden, welche zwar nicht naehren, aber eine augenehme
Zerstreuung, _auch des spaet ausgefuehrten Reitens mit Hindernissen_,
Aussicht zur Errettung aus der Unterwelt dervier ten Klasse
gewaehren.” As it stands, the clause printed by us in italics makes
nonsense.—_Translator._

Footnote 103:

“Close your lips and set your teeth.” In the “_Anglaises pours rire_”
there is a squib which says, “_Ouvrez la bouche et serrez les dents et
vous parlerez anglais!_” Open your mouth and set your teeth, and you
will speak English. Humboldt may have had this in his mind and have
converted _ouvrez_ into _fermez_ by mistake.

Froebel says in page 35: “After all, the German and the English are
but two different dialects, or rather stages of development. The
English occupies the higher grade, for it is acknowledged that the
attrition of grammatical form corresponds to a higher mental
development.” Opposite this passage Humboldt writes “_Ah!_”

On p. 88, Froebel alludes to the great mission of Austria in the
future. Similar passages were to be found in a pamphlet of his, which
appeared in 1848; they were pointed out to Prince Windischgraetz by an
aide-de-camp, just in time to procure his pardon, while his colleague,
Robert Blum, was brutally shot.

Footnote 104:

Not quite exact, in so far as M. Westphalen, the minister, carried
this point in the absence of the parties named, and, as afterwards
appeared, without their knowledge.

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1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Re-indexed footnotes using numbers and collected together at the end of the last chapter. 4. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_.