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Page 111
On reaching Hecla, the difficulty of proceeding was increased, especially when it
became necessary to travel over the heaps of lava that have flowed from the
volcano, and formed round the base of the mountain a sort of rampart from forty to
...
On reaching Hecla, the difficulty of proceeding was increased, especially when it
became necessary to travel over the heaps of lava that have flowed from the
volcano, and formed round the base of the mountain a sort of rampart from forty to
...
Page 124
For example, let us only consider what happened in the year 1300, and let us
reflect on the long chain of events of which our annals give an account, during
the whole of the 14th century, especially in the years 1341, 1350, 1357, 1360,
and ...
For example, let us only consider what happened in the year 1300, and let us
reflect on the long chain of events of which our annals give an account, during
the whole of the 14th century, especially in the years 1341, 1350, 1357, 1360,
and ...
Page 126
These became daily more terrible, especially during the mornings and evenings,
and at last on the 8th of June, the first day of Whitsuntide, they announced the
most violent commotions in the bowels of the earth. At eight in the morning the ...
These became daily more terrible, especially during the mornings and evenings,
and at last on the 8th of June, the first day of Whitsuntide, they announced the
most violent commotions in the bowels of the earth. At eight in the morning the ...
Page 137
... been intercepted by the fire, and were constantly boiling ; and the vast quantity
of hot water, which overflowed the meadows and pasture-lands, did no
inconsiderable damage, especially near the farms Svinadal and Hvaam, in
Skaptunge, ...
... been intercepted by the fire, and were constantly boiling ; and the vast quantity
of hot water, which overflowed the meadows and pasture-lands, did no
inconsiderable damage, especially near the farms Svinadal and Hvaam, in
Skaptunge, ...
Page 149
insignificant, ridiculous, and superstitious accounts that are reported of the
eruptions, it would be both an useless and a tedious task, especially since the
greater number of such accounts are the offspring of fear and ignorance. But two
...
insignificant, ridiculous, and superstitious accounts that are reported of the
eruptions, it would be both an useless and a tedious task, especially since the
greater number of such accounts are the offspring of fear and ignorance. But two
...
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| Title | Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Volume 2 Journal of a Tour in Iceland in the Summer of 1809, Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Author | Sir William Jackson Hooker |
| Edition | 2 |
| Published | 1813 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 12 May 2008 |
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