Creator

L[oulu] P[erry] Osborn

Recipient

John Muir

Transcription

To

John Muir [illegible]

Martinez
California

To J.W.

Beginning, Set not thy foot on graves
Life is too short to waste
In critic peep or cynic bark,
Quarrel or reprimand:
'Twill soon be dark;
Up! mind thine own aim, and
God speed the Mark!

[1]

[letterhead]

1913

July 20th

My dear Mr. Muir

We all want a visit from you - ! When may it be? As you say, continents nor Time, separate true friends. In the mean time

05498

[2]

Thank you for the books, deeply. Also will you write out for me yr Milton quotation about Ocean, & the I remember. Up! it will soon be dark. Etc. & by whom is it. I am writing all my loved sayings in a book & these I associate with you - All send love - [illegible] always yr friend

L.P. Osborn

Location

Garrisons on Hudson, N. Y.

Date Original

1913 Jul 20

Source

Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 20 cm.

Resource Identifier

muir21_0608-let.tif

File Identifier

Reel 21, Image 0608

Collection Identifier

Online finding aid for the microform version of the John Muir Correspondence http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0w1031nc

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

Holt-Atherton Special Collections, University of the Pacific Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.

Pages

2 pages

Keywords

Environmentalist, naturalist, travel, conservation, national parks, John Muir, Yosemite, California, history, correspondence, letters

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