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!_”