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Page 109
disappointment; the covering of snow, that in many seasons entirely envelopes
the sum mit, having lain particularly thick during the summer of 1809, and so
completely concealed every thing that might be looked upon as remarkable, that
the ...
disappointment; the covering of snow, that in many seasons entirely envelopes
the sum mit, having lain particularly thick during the summer of 1809, and so
completely concealed every thing that might be looked upon as remarkable, that
the ...
Page 112
... to a mere pumice-stone, lying in horizontal strata of moderate thickness, every
where full of fissures; and hence, the}' observe, may be formed some idea of the
intensity of the fire, whereby an immense mountain has been 112 APPENDIX. C.
... to a mere pumice-stone, lying in horizontal strata of moderate thickness, every
where full of fissures; and hence, the}' observe, may be formed some idea of the
intensity of the fire, whereby an immense mountain has been 112 APPENDIX. C.
Page 127
... of this, Sida became involved in darkness, and, when the bank was
perpendicularly over it, an immense quantity of sand and ashes, much
resembling those of burned coals, fell upon the ground, covering it to the
thickness of an inch.
... of this, Sida became involved in darkness, and, when the bank was
perpendicularly over it, an immense quantity of sand and ashes, much
resembling those of burned coals, fell upon the ground, covering it to the
thickness of an inch.
Page 129
These waters, in Iceland called Berg-vand (to distinguish them from the thick and
milky Jokel-vand, of which the Skaptaa and all other rivers deriving their source
from ice-mountains consist), were quite clear and pellucid. So remarkable a ...
These waters, in Iceland called Berg-vand (to distinguish them from the thick and
milky Jokel-vand, of which the Skaptaa and all other rivers deriving their source
from ice-mountains consist), were quite clear and pellucid. So remarkable a ...
Page 130
An intolerably stinking and suffocating smoke, concealing the face of the sun and
absorbing its brilliant and beneficent rays. — Seldom could this luminary be
perceived through the thick and sulphureous steam, and when it now and then ...
An intolerably stinking and suffocating smoke, concealing the face of the sun and
absorbing its brilliant and beneficent rays. — Seldom could this luminary be
perceived through the thick and sulphureous steam, and when it now and then ...
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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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