The pirate. By the author of 'Waverley'. |
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... rock . " Trees , Sir Factor - talk not to me of trees ! I care not though there never be one on the island , tall enough to hang a coxcomb upon . We will have no trees but those that rise in our havens — the good trees that have yards ...
... rock . " Trees , Sir Factor - talk not to me of trees ! I care not though there never be one on the island , tall enough to hang a coxcomb upon . We will have no trees but those that rise in our havens — the good trees that have yards ...
Сторінка 67
... of drowning , though that is the calamity to which the islanders are most frequently exposed . Three men , however , soared above this superstition . The first was Claud Halcro , who threw himself from a small rock THE PIRATE . 67.
... of drowning , though that is the calamity to which the islanders are most frequently exposed . Three men , however , soared above this superstition . The first was Claud Halcro , who threw himself from a small rock THE PIRATE . 67.
Сторінка 68
... rock headlong into the waves , forgetting , as he himself afterwards stated , that he could not swim ; and if possessed of the harp of Arion , had no dolphins in attendance . The first plunge which the poet made in deep wa- ter ...
... rock headlong into the waves , forgetting , as he himself afterwards stated , that he could not swim ; and if possessed of the harp of Arion , had no dolphins in attendance . The first plunge which the poet made in deep wa- ter ...
Сторінка 98
... rock , has formed a deep halier , which , in the language of the island , meant a subterranean cavern , into which ... rocks which rendered it very dangerous for skiffs or boats to advance far into it , especially if there was the usual ...
... rock , has formed a deep halier , which , in the language of the island , meant a subterranean cavern , into which ... rocks which rendered it very dangerous for skiffs or boats to advance far into it , especially if there was the usual ...
Сторінка 106
... rock and of the moun- tain still wrought on Erlend's mind , and he fixed his dwelling not on the soft hills of Orphir , or the green plains of Gramesey , but in the wild and mountainous Isle of Hoy , whose summit rises to the sky like ...
... rock and of the moun- tain still wrought on Erlend's mind , and he fixed his dwelling not on the soft hills of Orphir , or the green plains of Gramesey , but in the wild and mountainous Isle of Hoy , whose summit rises to the sky like ...
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amongst ancient answered arms believe betwixt boats bosom Bryce Snaelsfoot Burgh Burgh-Westra called Captain Cleveland Claud Halcro Cleve dame dance dare dark daugh daughters deep dwarf Dwarfie Stone Eric Scambester Erlend fair father favour fear fish Fitful-head glorious John guests hand hastily hear heard heart Heaven Hialtland honest instantly islands jagger Jarlshof John Dryden kinswoman Kirk Kirkwall knew Lady Glourourum land laugh Lerwick look lover Magnus Troil maiden Master Mordaunt mind Minna Troil Mistress Mordaunt Mertoun Nereid never night Norna Norse Norsemen Odin old Norse Orkney pause poor replied Cleveland rhyme rock rude Saint Magnus scarce seemed shore sister smile speak spoke stranger Swertha tale tell thee thing thou thought Thule tide tion tone Triptolemus Udaller Udaller's usual voice Voluspa waves Westra whale wild wind woman words yawl Yellowley young Zetland
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