Rough Notes of a "lark" Among the Fiords and Mountains of the NorthF.D. Finlay, 1845 - 104 páginas |
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... snow , and inter- spersed with glaciers . The next day , much to our disappoint- ment , we were becalmed off the entrance of the Trondjiem Fiord . We took out our guns , and shot some gulls . In the evening , I met with a small mishap ...
... snow , and inter- spersed with glaciers . The next day , much to our disappoint- ment , we were becalmed off the entrance of the Trondjiem Fiord . We took out our guns , and shot some gulls . In the evening , I met with a small mishap ...
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... snow . The sea- fowl , during the calm and solemn night , kept up a continued shrieking ; their wild cries , echoing among the precipitous and deeply - indented shores , produced a thrilling and unearthly effect . Well might the ...
... snow . The sea- fowl , during the calm and solemn night , kept up a continued shrieking ; their wild cries , echoing among the precipitous and deeply - indented shores , produced a thrilling and unearthly effect . Well might the ...
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... snow on the tops of the surrounding mountains . We went , one Sunday evening , after service , to the theatre , a sort of Vauxhall ; saw some capital tricks , and tours de force ; no humbug about them , as every thing was submitted to ...
... snow on the tops of the surrounding mountains . We went , one Sunday evening , after service , to the theatre , a sort of Vauxhall ; saw some capital tricks , and tours de force ; no humbug about them , as every thing was submitted to ...
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... snow - clad moun- tains , peaks rising abruptly from the sea , and piercing the clouds with their sharp points ; -there the eagle holds his throne , the only living thing that can gain their summits . The scenery here is magnificent ...
... snow - clad moun- tains , peaks rising abruptly from the sea , and piercing the clouds with their sharp points ; -there the eagle holds his throne , the only living thing that can gain their summits . The scenery here is magnificent ...
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... snow and ice , contrasting strangely with the dark , naked rock ; while sea- ward stood numberless magnificent insulated masses of rock , up - heaved like towers from the deep . It was such a scene as the arch fiend might have winged ...
... snow and ice , contrasting strangely with the dark , naked rock ; while sea- ward stood numberless magnificent insulated masses of rock , up - heaved like towers from the deep . It was such a scene as the arch fiend might have winged ...
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Términos y frases comunes
a-head adieu Alten anchor Arctic Circle ashore bear big boots birds boat Bodo bold breakfast breeze brown bess cabin Christiania cliff coast companions dashed Davy Jones deck deep deer delight dinner dogs fellow Fiord fire fish fishing party foam friends frozen G. M. LETTER gale gave glorious grouse guns hard hills hour island Karlso Klarke knocked ladies Laplanders light look magnificent main land miles morning mosquitoes moun mountain nearly never night Norsemen Norway Norwegian o'clock obliged ourselves party passed plunging pulled reindeer rifle river rocks rods round rushed sail salmon scene scenery season shelter shooting shore shot side Sir Hyde Parker skipper sledge sloop snow soon splendid sport squall steamer steep storm supper Sweden thing took town Tromso Trondjiem tumbling turned vessel weather wild wind wood yards
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Página 21 - How gallantly, how merrily We ride along the sea ! The morning is all sunshine, The wind is blowing free : The billows are all sparkling, And bounding in the light, Like creatures in whose sunny veins The blood is running bright. All nature knows our triumph Strange birds about us sweep ; Strange things come up to look at us, The masters of the deep : In our wake, like any servant, Follows even the bold shark : Oh, proud must be our Admiral Of such a bonny...
Página 82 - O'ER the glad waters of the dark blue sea, Our thoughts as boundless, and our souls as free, Far as the breeze can bear, the billows foam, Survey our empire, and behold our home!
Página 66 - My boat is on the shore, And my bark is on the sea ; But, before I go, Tom Moore, Here's a double health to thee ! Here's a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate ; And whatever sky's above me, Here's a heart for every fate.
Página 98 - OF Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone; By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led them on.
Página 42 - I was obliged to part with nearly all my scanty dress, hanging it on bushes, to mark the different spots where the birds fell. My dog being very staunch and steady, I managed charmingly. I shot very well, that day, and regretted not having more time and ammunition, as I could have gone on bagging, at the same rate, for hours.
Página 44 - This seems rather a bleak place; but I will be able to tell you more about it, in a few days.
Página 67 - While beating through the channel, we landed, and shot along the mountain side, keeping pace with the sloop. On this island, we killed a great many ptarmigan, as well as grouse. The ptarmigan frequent the most broken parts of the mountains; and scrambling after them, for walking I cannot call it, was hard work. As there were great...
Página 42 - I came to some excellent ground; found the grouse plenty; and blazed away. I soon expended all my powder and shot, having taken with me much less than usual. Nevertheless, I returned in time for dinner, with a capital...
Página 64 - L e and I in another, in order to try which party could kill most game. L e and I were victorious, having bagged some two-and-twenty brace of grouse before mid-day, when we were driven off the mountain by a most terrific squall, the precursor of a long-continued storm.
Página 19 - We are all very sorry to lose him, as he is a person that is not to be met with every day.