Creator
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Recipient
John Muir
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Transcription
The solemn & awful obscurity of the icy deepIf it wasna weel bobbit weel bobbit weel bobbit If it wasna weel bobbit we'll bobbit again as the [Scottish?] song goesCon-found that scrawny [illegible] a woman should have written it one somebody skilled in lively touch & go. Pleasurable uncerebral jingle jangle tingle tangle. If I attempt to tinker it any more I fear it will become as [dull?] & dry & atmosphereless as the illustrations When I saw them [illegible] brought to me Jeremiahs vision of dry bones in the val of Johnseph[A glorious luxuriance exuberance of ice] Even in this Artic world of storms Nature was bestowing her utmost luxuriance of floral wealth Such scenes however familiar must be ever new
Location
New York
Date Original
1894-06-07T00:00:00
Source
Original letter dimensions: 26.5 x 21 cm.
Resource Identifier
muir08_0299-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 08, Image 0299
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
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 3
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
