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Page xxvi
... ; and it is of the utmost importance for a stranger to secure a guide from a neigh- bouring farm , before venturing into the river . The beds are , in many cases , composed of quicksands , and the pebbly xxvi INTRODUCTION .
... ; and it is of the utmost importance for a stranger to secure a guide from a neigh- bouring farm , before venturing into the river . The beds are , in many cases , composed of quicksands , and the pebbly xxvi INTRODUCTION .
Page xxxiv
... farms , but not to any extent . The former have never suffered from the disease which has ravaged the potato- fields of Europe . The only dressing given to the gardens is the ash from the peat and sheep's - dung fires of the kitchen ...
... farms , but not to any extent . The former have never suffered from the disease which has ravaged the potato- fields of Europe . The only dressing given to the gardens is the ash from the peat and sheep's - dung fires of the kitchen ...
Page xxxvi
... farms in Iceland , may ascertain it with precision , by counting the specks on Gunnlaugson's map . The usual age for Icelanders to marry is from twenty - five to thirty . In 1858 , 3 men committed suicide , 65 were drowned , 17 perished ...
... farms in Iceland , may ascertain it with precision , by counting the specks on Gunnlaugson's map . The usual age for Icelanders to marry is from twenty - five to thirty . In 1858 , 3 men committed suicide , 65 were drowned , 17 perished ...
Page xl
... farms . Shortly after this followed the discovery of America , by Leif and others , who pushed as far south as Massachusetts . But these pioneers opened a way which was not traversed by colonists , and the discovery led to no practical ...
... farms . Shortly after this followed the discovery of America , by Leif and others , who pushed as far south as Massachusetts . But these pioneers opened a way which was not traversed by colonists , and the discovery led to no practical ...
Page xli
... Farms were plundered , churches despoiled , and whole families carried off to be sold into slavery . In 1512 , the pirates even had the audacity to capture and murder the governor of the island . In 1614 , one of these corsairs , named ...
... Farms were plundered , churches despoiled , and whole families carried off to be sold into slavery . In 1512 , the pirates even had the audacity to capture and murder the governor of the island . In 1614 , one of these corsairs , named ...
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