Letters on Iceland: containing observations on the civil, literary, ecclesiastical, and natural history [&c.]. To which are added the letters of dr. Ihre and dr. Bach, concerning the Edda and the elephantiasis of IcelandW. Richardson, 1780 - 400 pages |
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acid almoſt alſo ancient Arngrim baſalt befides biſhop borax called cauſe Chriſtian circumſtance claſs compoſed confiderable conſiſts cryſtals Daniſh deſcribed deſcription deſerves diffolved diſcovered diſeaſe diſſolved Edda Engliſh fame fide filiceous earth fire firſt fiſh fome foon furface fuſible Giant's Causeway glaſs Hafn Heckla hiſtory Hoolum houſe Iceland iſland Iſlandia itſelf Kiöb laſt lava leaſt leſs LETTER likewiſe manner maſs mentioned moſt moſt probably mountains neceſſary Norway obſerved perſons pleaſure preſent preſerved publiſhed purpoſe reaſon reſemble rix-dollars ſaid ſame ſay ſcarcely Schloczer ſciences ſecond ſee ſeems ſeen ſeldom ſeparated ſerved ſeveral ſhall ſheep ſhew ſhip ſhore ſhort ſhould ſide Skalds Skallholt ſkin ſmall Snorre ſome ſometimes ſpace ſpeak ſpots ſpouting ſprings Staffa ſtill Stockholm ſtones ſtratum ſtrong ſtudy Sturlefon ſubject ſubſtance ſuch ſuppoſe Sweden taſte themſelves theſe theſe pillars thoſe tion Torbern Bergman tranſlated trapp Troil uſe verſe volcanos voyage whoſe zeolite