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Page 98
... merchant shouted for the anchor to be raised and the sails to be set . The ship rolled out to sea , and neither youth nor merchant were seen or heard of again . 99 CHAPTER VI . THE EAGLE TARNS . Eiriks Jökull 98 AMONG THE JÖKULLS .
... merchant shouted for the anchor to be raised and the sails to be set . The ship rolled out to sea , and neither youth nor merchant were seen or heard of again . 99 CHAPTER VI . THE EAGLE TARNS . Eiriks Jökull 98 AMONG THE JÖKULLS .
Page 119
... rolled up from the Arctic Ocean , and hung in piles about the moun- tain tops . Now and then a scud of frozen fog , composed of minute spicula of ice , swept along the glen , covering bar and beam with feathery hoarfrost . As the day ...
... rolled up from the Arctic Ocean , and hung in piles about the moun- tain tops . Now and then a scud of frozen fog , composed of minute spicula of ice , swept along the glen , covering bar and beam with feathery hoarfrost . As the day ...
Page 123
... rolled along the hall with torch and taper ; the mummers dance with their merry jingling bells ; the boar's head with gilded tusks , " bedecked with holly and rosemary , " is brought in by the steward to a flourish of trumpets . How ...
... rolled along the hall with torch and taper ; the mummers dance with their merry jingling bells ; the boar's head with gilded tusks , " bedecked with holly and rosemary , " is brought in by the steward to a flourish of trumpets . How ...
Page 131
... rolled . The bottom reached , we changed horses , crossed the stream once more , scrambled up the oppo- site scarp , and keeping along the ravine edge , felt cheered by the reappearance of the pink lamba grass ( Silene acaulis ) and the ...
... rolled . The bottom reached , we changed horses , crossed the stream once more , scrambled up the oppo- site scarp , and keeping along the ravine edge , felt cheered by the reappearance of the pink lamba grass ( Silene acaulis ) and the ...
Page 143
... rolled stones from which the scoundrel - I can't remember his name , much less pronounce it - picked up the boulders wherewith to defend himself . Now go on with the story , and don't add anything of your own , or you will spoil it ...
... rolled stones from which the scoundrel - I can't remember his name , much less pronounce it - picked up the boulders wherewith to defend himself . Now go on with the story , and don't add anything of your own , or you will spoil it ...
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