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... took place one of the most extraordinary circum- stances on record , which has been dignified by the name of the Icelandic Revolution . * An individual of the name of Jörgensen was at that date prisoner of war in England . This man was ...
... took place one of the most extraordinary circum- stances on record , which has been dignified by the name of the Icelandic Revolution . * An individual of the name of Jörgensen was at that date prisoner of war in England . This man was ...
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... took a lamp and led the way . The storehouse was separate from the house , and stood at right angles to it . It was a strongly built place , made of large logs morticed firmly together , the door was also remark- ably massive , and was ...
... took a lamp and led the way . The storehouse was separate from the house , and stood at right angles to it . It was a strongly built place , made of large logs morticed firmly together , the door was also remark- ably massive , and was ...
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... took each other's hands and sat together on a stone ; the freedmen gathered round , and she told plainly and truthfully the story of the Rovers and Grettir's gallant con- duct . When she spoke of the manner in which the young Icelander ...
... took each other's hands and sat together on a stone ; the freedmen gathered round , and she told plainly and truthfully the story of the Rovers and Grettir's gallant con- duct . When she spoke of the manner in which the young Icelander ...
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... took place in Holland , about 1861. A specimen is also to be seen in the Newcastle Museum . In old times the Auk must have been common in the Isles of Denmark , for among the Kioekkeen - moeddinger , or refuse of the kitchens of the ...
... took place in Holland , about 1861. A specimen is also to be seen in the Newcastle Museum . In old times the Auk must have been common in the Isles of Denmark , for among the Kioekkeen - moeddinger , or refuse of the kitchens of the ...
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... took me ashore in his yawl , whilst the others were making up their minds how to transport themselves and their multifarious luggage to land . Dinner was I made for the inn , and secured rooms . promised in an hour's time , and the ...
... took me ashore in his yawl , whilst the others were making up their minds how to transport themselves and their multifarious luggage to land . Dinner was I made for the inn , and secured rooms . promised in an hour's time , and the ...
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