38. HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN.
Friedrich Kapp translation
Berlin, 29th Dec., 1839.
It is kind in you, and very humane, dear friend, sending me that little pamphlet,[21] which otherwise would certainly have escaped my attention. The praise which you bestow on it is of great weight, as you understand so well sketching a life-portrait and adorning it gracefully, without discoloring its characteristic traits. Kries is one of my earliest friends. We were students together in Heyne’s Seminary.[22] I will return the print very soon.
In great haste,
A. Humboldt.
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