Title:
Letter from John Muir to R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson, 1893 Jun 22.
Creator:
John Muir
Publisher:
Columbia University Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images
or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Contributor:
R[obert] U[nderwood] Johnson
Date:
1893 Jun 22
2008
Type:
Text
Format:
Image/jpeg2000
Identifier:
muir07_1139-md-1
Source:
Original letter dimensions unknown.
Language:
eng
Coverage:
New York
Rights:
Copyrighted
The unpublished works of John Muir are copyrighted by the Muir-Hanna Trust. To purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission
to publish or exhibit them, see
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Muir-Hanna Trust
1984
Transcription:
Nature loves the number five . Four conundrums a doggerel To my friend R. U. Johnson Why is R. U. J's Kindness like a grasshopper's
track? Because it makes the earth beautiful and few know how it is done. Why is it like a star? Because it is steadfast
and ever in bloom. Why is it like the ocean? Because it is 'boundless, endless sublime'. Why is it like a glacier? Because
nothing can stop it And it discharges in big chunks. John Muir New York June 22, 1893.