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From George Bentham to Ferdinand von Mueller   12 Dec 1877

[Dec 12 1877

Today I send off to the printers the last pages of F. Australiensis1 except the index (which is ready) and today also they have packed up at Kew the last of your specimens to return to you. I shall long to hear of their safe arrival. NUNC DIMITIS.2]

1

Bentham (1863-78), vol. 7.

2

Cf. the 'nunc dimittis' or 'song of Simeon' in the Church of England evening service, quoting Luke 2: 29: 'Now lettest thy servant depart in peace'.

3

Letter not found. MS is a copy by Charles Daley.

Please cite as “FVM-77-12-12,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/vonmueller/letters/77-12-12