WILL GIVE BRAINLIEST. Read the following excerpt of Muir's "Calypso Borealis" and answer the question.

With one of these large backwoods loaves I was able to wander many a long wild fertile mile in the forests and bogs, free as the winds, gathering plants, and glorying in God's abounding inexhaustible spiritual beauty bread. Storms, thunderclouds, winds in the woods—were welcomed as friends.

Which word best describes the tone of this excerpt?
Compassionate
Content
Neutral
Proud

Proud

Explanation:

In this paragraph Muir talks about how despite being in a difficult situation, he had nature and the beauty of the Calypso to get him through it even when he was without food and shelter he found he didn't need it. He welcomes everything nature has to offer both the beauty and the storms. He uses words like "abounding inexhaustible spirtual beauty bread" which alludes to his naturalism philosophy. And he mentions that he feels "free as the winds" when he is out in nature.

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