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Page 35
... strange legends of Berserkar , of Sea - kings , of dwarfs , giants , and sorcerers , which he heard from the native Zetlanders . Often the scenes around him were assigned as the localities of the wild poems , which , half recited , half ...
... strange legends of Berserkar , of Sea - kings , of dwarfs , giants , and sorcerers , which he heard from the native Zetlanders . Often the scenes around him were assigned as the localities of the wild poems , which , half recited , half ...
Page 88
... formi- dable change . Strange tools these would be , if presented before a modern agricultural society ; but every thing is relative , nor could the heavy cart - load of timber , called the old Scotch 88 THE PIRATE .
... formi- dable change . Strange tools these would be , if presented before a modern agricultural society ; but every thing is relative , nor could the heavy cart - load of timber , called the old Scotch 88 THE PIRATE .
Page 89
... strange to a Scottish farmer of this present day , than the corslets and casques of the soldiers of Cortes might seem to a regiment of our soldiers . Yet the latter conquered Mexico , and undoubtedly the former would have been a splen ...
... strange to a Scottish farmer of this present day , than the corslets and casques of the soldiers of Cortes might seem to a regiment of our soldiers . Yet the latter conquered Mexico , and undoubtedly the former would have been a splen ...
Page 92
... strange and unaccountable disaster had befallen the family , and forthwith set himself to discover some place at which he could make for- cible entry , in order to ascertain the situation of the inmates , as much as to obtain shelter ...
... strange and unaccountable disaster had befallen the family , and forthwith set himself to discover some place at which he could make for- cible entry , in order to ascertain the situation of the inmates , as much as to obtain shelter ...
Page 100
... within I wot not how many miles ? Come , my good master and dame , this may be Scottish jesting , but it sounds strange in Zetland ears . You have let out the fire too , and my teeth are dancing a jig in my head 100 THE PIRATE .
... within I wot not how many miles ? Come , my good master and dame , this may be Scottish jesting , but it sounds strange in Zetland ears . You have let out the fire too , and my teeth are dancing a jig in my head 100 THE PIRATE .
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amongst ancient answered auld betwixt Brenda Bryce Burgh Burgh-Westra called Captain Cleveland choly cliff dark daugh daunt door Drows father favour Fitful-head folks frae fury goose guests Halcro hand handsome Harfra hear heard heart hospitality inhabitants islands isles jagger Jarlshof land Lerwick look Lord Chamberlain Magnus Troil mair mansion Master Mordaunt maun melan ment mind Minna Mistress Baby Mordaunt Mertoun never Norna Norse occasion ocean once Orkney pedlar racter Ranzelman Reim-kennar replied Mordaunt rienced rock sate scarce Scotland seemed share shew sister Snailsfoot song storm Stourburgh strange stranger Sumburgh-head Swertha tacksman tell tempest ther thing thou thought Thule tion tolemus tone toun Triptolemus Yellowley Tronda troth Udaller Unst vessel voice waves weather weel Westra wild woman young youth Zetland
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Page 50 - SHE walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies ; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes : Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
Page 185 - He was a lovely youth ! I guess The panther in the wilderness Was not so fair as he ; And, when he chose to sport and play, No dolphin ever was so gay Upon the tropic sea.
Page 299 - Was but the prelude to that glorious day, When thou on silver Thames did'st cut thy way, With...