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Page xxvii
... walls of basalt many thousand feet above the water's edge . Ten lesser friths open out of it , piercing the barrier crags , and stretching to the roots of the great barrel- headed jökulls of Dránga and Glámu . Other magnificent fjords ...
... walls of basalt many thousand feet above the water's edge . Ten lesser friths open out of it , piercing the barrier crags , and stretching to the roots of the great barrel- headed jökulls of Dránga and Glámu . Other magnificent fjords ...
Page xxviii
... walls of basalt and obsidian ; while other profound chasms radiate from the grand trunk or primary fissure . The general aspect of Iceland is one of utter desolation . The mountains are destitute of herbage , and the valleys are filled ...
... walls of basalt and obsidian ; while other profound chasms radiate from the grand trunk or primary fissure . The general aspect of Iceland is one of utter desolation . The mountains are destitute of herbage , and the valleys are filled ...
Page xxx
... walls , and that the only admission to this secluded recess is through a hole in the lava . The temperature of Iceland is varied . The north is far colder than the south - west , which is washed by a branch of the Gulf Stream . The ...
... walls , and that the only admission to this secluded recess is through a hole in the lava . The temperature of Iceland is varied . The north is far colder than the south - west , which is washed by a branch of the Gulf Stream . The ...
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... walls . The pirates showed desperate fight , armed with chips of plank , or sticks pulled from some pine - faggots ... wall of the yard , and ran towards the boat- house with Grettir at their heels . They plunged in and pos- sessed ...
... walls . The pirates showed desperate fight , armed with chips of plank , or sticks pulled from some pine - faggots ... wall of the yard , and ran towards the boat- house with Grettir at their heels . They plunged in and pos- sessed ...
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... wall , is the governor's house . It was originally designed as a prison , but Icelanders are too lazy to become great criminals , so it remained un- tenanted for some time , and was then adapted to its present use . It is the third ...
... wall , is the governor's house . It was originally designed as a prison , but Icelanders are too lazy to become great criminals , so it remained un- tenanted for some time , and was then adapted to its present use . It is the third ...
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