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71 His poor [begging] eyes had a tough begging look like a tree growing on the extreme northern edge of the Arctic forest He had not yet shown any fear no dull forebodings that threatened me, his little elastic fat twinkled in invisible confidence over the icy [prairies] like those of a humdrum team...
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ftunivpacificmsl:oai:scholarlycommons.pacific.edu:jmn-st1-1037 2023-05-15T15:03:36+02:00 [Stickeen, etc.], [ca.1887], Image 38 Muir, John 2019-01-10T03:23:20Z image/jpeg https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmn-st1/38 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmn-st1/article/1037/type/native/viewcontent eng eng Scholarly Commons https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/jmn-st1/38 https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/context/jmn-st1/article/1037/type/native/viewcontent To view additional information on copyright and related rights of this item, such as to purchase copies of images and/or obtain permission to publish them, click here to view the Holt-Atherton Special Collections policies . [Stickeen, etc.], [ca.1887] text 2019 ftunivpacificmsl 2022-11-12T23:28:03Z 71 His poor [begging] eyes had a tough begging look like a tree growing on the extreme northern edge of the Arctic forest He had not yet shown any fear no dull forebodings that threatened me, his little elastic fat twinkled in invisible confidence over the icy [prairies] like those of a humdrum team of Esquimaux dogs on the ice of the Arctic ocean in midwinter # He followed in spite of all I could say as well might the earth got rid of the moon, begged with all his body to be allowed to go with me begged with his tail I had led his master into trouble now his humble companion Not shamefaced but shame-bodied in utter abasement – he must go # Strange he should have ventured forth this stormy day when all the other animals were glad to stay at home in the rocks & woods trying to curl up & keep warm in their damp dwelling. The little ermines about the roots of the trees, marmots on the bare mountaintops, their burrows thatched with kind overleaning bryanthus, wild goats huddled back of cliffs out of the wind too cold to go out to feed, bears wolves crouching in the best chance shelters they can find 72 Grand crevasse # A grave ready made sweet & pure neither land nor sea blue as the sky & as pure capacious enough for the largest army that ever fought & bled Imperturbable good nature or good dullness protected him from the stings & arrows of outrageous fortune like brazen armor Had none of that kittenish drollery so common in small dogs, no enthusiasm of character unspritely, among all natural gifts calm endurance the most noticeable Terrified & distressed beyond control thrown into agony of fear by the shadow of death but not benumbed by it, for in the manliest way he struggled again & again to escape Like a clock out of its case could see the working of a dogs heart & mind, mysterious as mans, both are infinite both of them & so unmeasurable & how then shall we measure them Yet how calmly & conceit of ignorance we [lazily] [slump/stump] the whole question into ... Text Arctic Arctic Ocean esquimaux University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law: Scholarly Commons Arctic Arctic Ocean Curl ENVELOPE(-63.071,-63.071,-70.797,-70.797) Burrows ENVELOPE(163.650,163.650,-74.300,-74.300) Midwinter ENVELOPE(139.931,139.931,-66.690,-66.690) Stump ENVELOPE(-153.167,-153.167,-86.183,-86.183) Stump The ENVELOPE(156.900,156.900,-79.883,-79.883) |
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71 His poor [begging] eyes had a tough begging look like a tree growing on the extreme northern edge of the Arctic forest He had not yet shown any fear no dull forebodings that threatened me, his little elastic fat twinkled in invisible confidence over the icy [prairies] like those of a humdrum team of Esquimaux dogs on the ice of the Arctic ocean in midwinter # He followed in spite of all I could say as well might the earth got rid of the moon, begged with all his body to be allowed to go with me begged with his tail I had led his master into trouble now his humble companion Not shamefaced but shame-bodied in utter abasement – he must go # Strange he should have ventured forth this stormy day when all the other animals were glad to stay at home in the rocks & woods trying to curl up & keep warm in their damp dwelling. The little ermines about the roots of the trees, marmots on the bare mountaintops, their burrows thatched with kind overleaning bryanthus, wild goats huddled back of cliffs out of the wind too cold to go out to feed, bears wolves crouching in the best chance shelters they can find 72 Grand crevasse # A grave ready made sweet & pure neither land nor sea blue as the sky & as pure capacious enough for the largest army that ever fought & bled Imperturbable good nature or good dullness protected him from the stings & arrows of outrageous fortune like brazen armor Had none of that kittenish drollery so common in small dogs, no enthusiasm of character unspritely, among all natural gifts calm endurance the most noticeable Terrified & distressed beyond control thrown into agony of fear by the shadow of death but not benumbed by it, for in the manliest way he struggled again & again to escape Like a clock out of its case could see the working of a dogs heart & mind, mysterious as mans, both are infinite both of them & so unmeasurable & how then shall we measure them Yet how calmly & conceit of ignorance we [lazily] [slump/stump] the whole question into ... |
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