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Page xiv
... once recognized the spots , so that I am satisfied with their fidelity . Some of the panoramic views have unavoid- ably suffered in being contracted to the compass of the book , but if the reader will imagine them to be pulled out like ...
... once recognized the spots , so that I am satisfied with their fidelity . Some of the panoramic views have unavoid- ably suffered in being contracted to the compass of the book , but if the reader will imagine them to be pulled out like ...
Page xxiii
... once . The intervals between these explosions have been most irre- gular . Those of Hekla have varied from six to seventy - six years , and the intervals between the eruptions of Katla from six to three hundred and eleven years . At ...
... once . The intervals between these explosions have been most irre- gular . Those of Hekla have varied from six to seventy - six years , and the intervals between the eruptions of Katla from six to three hundred and eleven years . At ...
Page xxxi
... once more , and traversing the snowy promontory of Greenland above Julianshaab , returns to the north coast of Iceland . The coldness of the winter depends upon the formation of Greenland ice . Periodically large masses break away and ...
... once more , and traversing the snowy promontory of Greenland above Julianshaab , returns to the north coast of Iceland . The coldness of the winter depends upon the formation of Greenland ice . Periodically large masses break away and ...
Page xxxiii
... once pulls off a fresh supply , and this is again removed . If the third lining of down be carried off , the bird will desert its nest , and never return . The Fisheries are prosecuted with great activity around the coast , chiefly by ...
... once pulls off a fresh supply , and this is again removed . If the third lining of down be carried off , the bird will desert its nest , and never return . The Fisheries are prosecuted with great activity around the coast , chiefly by ...
Page xxxviii
... Once in the year the Icelanders journey either to Reykjavík , Akureyri , or to one of the merchant stations , to barter their wool and eider - down for rye - meal , crockery , coffee , and timber . Each merchant possesses a vessel which ...
... Once in the year the Icelanders journey either to Reykjavík , Akureyri , or to one of the merchant stations , to barter their wool and eider - down for rye - meal , crockery , coffee , and timber . Each merchant possesses a vessel which ...
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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