He was both too young and too good for the early and unflattering death that has taken him away, just as he was approaching the height of his writings, and robbed Danish literature of one of its finest and purest personalities.
Han var både for ung og for god til den tidlige og uskønsomme død, der har taget ham bort, just som han nærmede sig højden af sit forfatterskab, og berøvede dansk litteratur en af dens fineste og reneste personligheder.