Creator
John H. Boyes
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
[Verses found in letter of John Boyes, dated Jan. 22, 1877]O, how I love the sawmillThat stands beside the stream;I love to hear its rattling wheel,That shudders 'neath the beam.O, how I love to hear it roar,It drowns the noisy air;It roars aloud like thunderAnd I seek for shelter there.The trees stand all around meWhen I am in the mill;O, how I love to see those treesThat stand upon the hill.The little stream that turns the wheelThat works the saw up and down,That rips the logs asunder,That shelters us around.'Twas God that made the sawmillThat stands beside the stream,I love to go when I die to him,And in his kingdom reign.JOHN BOYES211
Location
Meaford, Canada
Date Original
1877 Jan 22
Source
Original letter dimensions: 18 x 22 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir03_0505-trans.tif
File Identifier
Reel 03, Image 0505
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
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Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 9
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
