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ICELAND:

ITS SCENES AND SAGAS.

BY

SABINE BARING-GOULD, M.A.,

FELLOW OF S. NICHOLAS COLLEGE, LANCING; MEMBER OF THE NORSE
LITERARY SOCIETY.

WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP.

"Farewell heat, and welcome frost."

Merchant of Venice.

LONDON:

SMITH, ELDER AND CO., 65, CORNHILL.

M.DCCC.LXIII.

[The right of Translation is reserved.]

ΤΟ

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-soldar 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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