Letter from C[harles] W[alter] Carruth to John Muir, 1894 Oct 30.

[4]Shelley in "Prometheus Unbound" written about the same time, makes Prometheus say:"The crawling glaciers pierce me with the spearsOf their moon-freezing crystals."These two instances came to my mind, and possibly if one had time more references might be found.By the way, I hav...

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Main Author:	C harles W alter Carruth
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spelling	ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmcl-25514 2023-06-11T04:11:52+02:00 Letter from C[harles] W[alter] Carruth to John Muir, 1894 Oct 30. C harles W alter Carruth 1894-10-30T08:00:00Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/581 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/25514/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/581 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmcl/article/25514/type/native/viewcontent/fullsize.jpg 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. John Muir Correspondence John Muir correspondence letters author writing naturalist California correspondent mail message post exchange of letters missive notes epistle text 1894 ftunivpacificmsl 2023-05-06T22:43:29Z [4]Shelley in "Prometheus Unbound" written about the same time, makes Prometheus say:"The crawling glaciers pierce me with the spearsOf their moon-freezing crystals."These two instances came to my mind, and possibly if one had time more references might be found.By the way, I have written a sonnet upon "Glacier Bay," and since writing it I find a sentence in your N. P. Alaska article which, as it were, knocks out the enacting clause of my sonnet. It states that those great ice [illegible] discharge their bergs winter and summer. Can this be so? I supposed the northern bays and fiords to be so choked and sealed by the frost that any motion of the glacier during the winter would be impossible.[5][letterhead]However if they do move, I presume I shall have to let them continue their motion even if it does destroy a mediocre sonnet, but I would much prefer that they should hibernate, and suck their paws during the winter months. I have written down the sonnet upon the reverse of this sheet, and you can see whether it would be worth while to reverse a fact in natural history for the sake of it.The very kindest regards of Mrs. C. and the winter to yourself, Mrs. M. and the children, and we would be more than delighted to have a call from you when you are 01864 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/25514/thumbnail.jpg Text glacier glaciers Alaska University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Glacier Bay
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description	[4]Shelley in "Prometheus Unbound" written about the same time, makes Prometheus say:"The crawling glaciers pierce me with the spearsOf their moon-freezing crystals."These two instances came to my mind, and possibly if one had time more references might be found.By the way, I have written a sonnet upon "Glacier Bay," and since writing it I find a sentence in your N. P. Alaska article which, as it were, knocks out the enacting clause of my sonnet. It states that those great ice [illegible] discharge their bergs winter and summer. Can this be so? I supposed the northern bays and fiords to be so choked and sealed by the frost that any motion of the glacier during the winter would be impossible.[5][letterhead]However if they do move, I presume I shall have to let them continue their motion even if it does destroy a mediocre sonnet, but I would much prefer that they should hibernate, and suck their paws during the winter months. I have written down the sonnet upon the reverse of this sheet, and you can see whether it would be worth while to reverse a fact in natural history for the sake of it.The very kindest regards of Mrs. C. and the winter to yourself, Mrs. M. and the children, and we would be more than delighted to have a call from you when you are 01864 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmcl/25514/thumbnail.jpg
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Letter from C[harles] W[alter] Carruth to John Muir, 1894 Oct 30.

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