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John Muir

The gross heathenism of civilization has generally destroyed nature, and poetry, and all that is spiritual.

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John Muir is saying that the harsh and uncivilized aspects of modern society have largely ruined the natural world, along with the beauty and deeper feelings that come from it. He believes that this destruction has also harmed poetry and the spiritual experiences connected to nature.

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