“Your last favor doing me so much honor contains words about which I wish to prevent every mistake. ‘You are afraid to confess yourself the exclusive owner of my impieties.’ You may freely dispose of this sort of property after my not far distant departure from life. Truth is due to those only whom we deeply esteem—to you therefore.” ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT TO VARNHAGEN. _Letter of December 7th, 1841._ CONTENTS. PAGE 1. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 17 2. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 18 3. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 19 4. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 20 5. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 21 6. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 22 7. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 23 8. Varnhagen to Humboldt, 25 9. Humboldt to Rahel, 28 10. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 29 11. Humboldt to Rahel 31 12. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 32 13. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 33 14. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 34 15. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 35 16. (No Address.) 35 17. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 40 18. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 41 19. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 43 20. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 44 21. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 45 22. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 46 23. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 49 24. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 49 25. Humboldt to the Princess von Pueckler, 51 26. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 52 27. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 54 28. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 56 29. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 58 30. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 59 31. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 60 32. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 61 33. Humboldt to Varnhagen, 62 34.