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... exclaimed Mr. Briggs . " ' Twas friend just now . " " We're all brothers in the States ; and that's one of the great advantages of a free and enlightened Constitution , it makes every man equal , and- & c . , whilst you in the old ...
... exclaimed Mr. Briggs . " ' Twas friend just now . " " We're all brothers in the States ; and that's one of the great advantages of a free and enlightened Constitution , it makes every man equal , and- & c . , whilst you in the old ...
Page 15
... exclaimed Thorir , jumping up . " Come along , my lads , follow me ! " Grettir took a lamp and led the way . The storehouse was separate from the house , and stood at right angles to it . It was a strongly built place , made of large ...
... exclaimed Thorir , jumping up . " Come along , my lads , follow me ! " Grettir took a lamp and led the way . The storehouse was separate from the house , and stood at right angles to it . It was a strongly built place , made of large ...
Page 16
... exclaimed Grettir ; " I must have weapons at once . Where are the churls ? Here , Kolbein ! Svein ! Gamli ! Hrolf ! Confound the rascals , where have they skulked to ? " " It will be a mercy of God if anything can be done ! " said the ...
... exclaimed Grettir ; " I must have weapons at once . Where are the churls ? Here , Kolbein ! Svein ! Gamli ! Hrolf ! Confound the rascals , where have they skulked to ? " " It will be a mercy of God if anything can be done ! " said the ...
Page 48
... exclaimed the Yankee starting up . In a few minutes Mr. Briggs was hard at work coaxing the dung into a flame , and the American was busy skinning and cutting up the oyster - catcher . The fragments of the bird were flung into a pot and ...
... exclaimed the Yankee starting up . In a few minutes Mr. Briggs was hard at work coaxing the dung into a flame , and the American was busy skinning and cutting up the oyster - catcher . The fragments of the bird were flung into a pot and ...
Page 65
... lesson in carving , and Grímr , with his pipe in his mouth , conversed with a native who was lounging near . Mr. Briggs and I spread out the tent . ˇ 66 ' Well , " exclaimed the former , 5 ARRIVAL AT THINGVÖLLUM . 65.
... lesson in carving , and Grímr , with his pipe in his mouth , conversed with a native who was lounging near . Mr. Briggs and I spread out the tent . ˇ 66 ' Well , " exclaimed the former , 5 ARRIVAL AT THINGVÖLLUM . 65.
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Akureyri Alleluiah Althing answered asked basalt beautiful bird bishop Bjarg blue boat boiling bonder Briggs brother brought called church clouds cold colour crag Danish door Drangey Edmund Evans Egill eruption exclaimed eyes farm farmer father feet fish fjord flung Gellir Geysir Glámr grass Greenland Grettir grey Grímr hands head heap heithi Hekla hill Hólar horses Hrolleifr Icel Iceland Illugi Ingimund island Jökull Jón Katla Kolr Krafla lake land lava looked merchant miles morning mountain Myvatn natives never night Oddr Ofeigr Periphrasis pony priest quoth reached Reykjanes Reykjavík ride river rock rode rolled round saddle Saga sand Savigniac side snow spot spring stone stood story stream Strokr summer Svínavatn swans Thorbjorn Thorfin Thorgils Thorhall Thorir Thorstein trachyte Trölladyngja tún turf vale Vatnsdalr vessel visited whilst whimbrel wild wind winter