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MAJOR-GENERAL EDWARD SABINE, R.A.,

PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY.

MY DEAR UNCLE,

It is with great pleasure that I dedicate this book to you,

as a token of my gratitude for the kind interest you have taken, both in

my expedition to Iceland, and in the progress of this volume.

I remain,

Ever yours sincerely,

SABINE BARING-GOULD.

Ísland far-sældar frón,

Ok hag-sældar hrím-hvíta móðir!

Hvar er þín fornaldar frægð,

Frelsið ok manndáðin bezt?

Iceland, thou fare-blessed spot,

Thou use-blessed rime-whitened mother!

Where are thine olden fame,

And freedom, and manliness best?

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