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184 The Floral King.
and brilliant genius, listen spellbound to his lec-
tures, and then with a gracious smile invite him to
a conversation with her upon those subjects which
none so well as he knew how to make fascinating.
But who can record the toil and zealous exertions
by which he acquired his wisdom, and harvested
superlative joy? Who can tell how deep the
wounds were which were ruthlessly inflicted upon
his sensitive heart? He had gained many great
victories, and silenced many of his adversaries, but
nevertheless were now and then home thrusts made
at him, and he became more sensitive to unkindness
the more love and admiration he was shown. A
harsh, unjust criticism, and false charges or envious
slander cut him to the heart, and he brooded over
it long. Upon one occasion he was visited by
insomnia for two months in consequence of a deep
affront. If he felt great joy when his traveiling
disciples, the intellectual offsprings of his genius, the
children of his mind, sent home to him from distant
lands scientific treasures to testify their love and
fealty, he also grieved all the more bitterly when
several of these promising young men found an
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