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Page 31
... rising out of the nave ( the church points north and south ) . This tower is perhaps the most hideous erection which head of man could devise or hand execute . The sides curve inward and are capped by a saddle - back roof , tarred , and ...
... rising out of the nave ( the church points north and south ) . This tower is perhaps the most hideous erection which head of man could devise or hand execute . The sides curve inward and are capped by a saddle - back roof , tarred , and ...
Page 65
... rising out of it . Suddenly the edge of the cloud veil was lifted , and a pale white gush of light ran along the plain , showing us the little church of Thingvalla , the Hill of Laws , the seamed face of the land , and the dusky foliage ...
... rising out of it . Suddenly the edge of the cloud veil was lifted , and a pale white gush of light ran along the plain , showing us the little church of Thingvalla , the Hill of Laws , the seamed face of the land , and the dusky foliage ...
Page 84
... rising moon . The steam rising from the numerous springs in Reykholts - dale was rounded and white in the cool still air . Flights of swans sailed overhead with their harp - like melody . As the gulls dipped in the calm water , every ...
... rising moon . The steam rising from the numerous springs in Reykholts - dale was rounded and white in the cool still air . Flights of swans sailed overhead with their harp - like melody . As the gulls dipped in the calm water , every ...
Page 86
... rising , dyed a deep gentian blue , against its matchless white . To the left , the iron grey mountain scarps of Súlur , with here and there a terrace of green moss to relieve its gloom , and a stream flashing over its blackest bluff ...
... rising , dyed a deep gentian blue , against its matchless white . To the left , the iron grey mountain scarps of Súlur , with here and there a terrace of green moss to relieve its gloom , and a stream flashing over its blackest bluff ...
Page 91
... rising above the ice , and which , as well as the other mountains , had been formed by subter- ranean fires . We led our horses over the masses of ice , after which we left them , and travelled the remainder of the way on foot . We had ...
... rising above the ice , and which , as well as the other mountains , had been formed by subter- ranean fires . We led our horses over the masses of ice , after which we left them , and travelled the remainder of the way on foot . We had ...
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