The Pirate, Volumen1Archibald Constable and Company; and Hurst, Robinson, and Company, London., 1822 - 346 páginas At the end of the 1600's, the customs and beliefs of the Norse are ebbing away from the Shetland and Orkney islands. Only the elder daughter of the Troil family wants to preserve the old ways, and vowing to marry only a "sea-king," favors a shipwrecked captain. Her father's cousin wishes her to marry Mordaunt, secretly believing him to be her long-lost son; Mordaunt though loves the younger daughter. Both men are driven from the Troils; Mordaunt is grievously injured and the captain is arrested for piracy. |
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... sounds which announce from a distance a close and sustained fire of musketry . " Hear reason , sir ? " said the Udaller ; will hear reason , and speak reason too ; and if reason fall short , you shall have rhyme to boot . Ha , my little ...
... sounds which announce from a distance a close and sustained fire of musketry . " Hear reason , sir ? " said the Udaller ; will hear reason , and speak reason too ; and if reason fall short , you shall have rhyme to boot . Ha , my little ...
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... sound of the Gue and the Langspiel , announced , by their tinkling chime , the arrival of fresh revellers , to whom , according to the hospitable custom of the country , the apartments were instantly thrown open . CHAPTER III . -My mind ...
... sound of the Gue and the Langspiel , announced , by their tinkling chime , the arrival of fresh revellers , to whom , according to the hospitable custom of the country , the apartments were instantly thrown open . CHAPTER III . -My mind ...
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... sound of war and woe . Those who dwell beneath the sea Love the sons of Thule well ; Thus to aid your mirth , bring we Dance , and song , and sounding shell . Children of dark Thule , know , Those who dwell by haaf and voe , Where your ...
... sound of war and woe . Those who dwell beneath the sea Love the sons of Thule well ; Thus to aid your mirth , bring we Dance , and song , and sounding shell . Children of dark Thule , know , Those who dwell by haaf and voe , Where your ...
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... sounds of plough and fur- row , and his brain being so well drenched , that it could only construe the words in their most literal acceptation , declared roundly , and called Mor- daunt to bear witness , that though it was a shame to ...
... sounds of plough and fur- row , and his brain being so well drenched , that it could only construe the words in their most literal acceptation , declared roundly , and called Mor- daunt to bear witness , that though it was a shame to ...
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... sounds yet sweeter amongst the whispering sounds of a summer night . Mordaunt , therefore , who was by this time returned to the house , was disposed to listen with unusual pa- tience and complacency to the enthusiastic decla- mation ...
... sounds yet sweeter amongst the whispering sounds of a summer night . Mordaunt , therefore , who was by this time returned to the house , was disposed to listen with unusual pa- tience and complacency to the enthusiastic decla- mation ...
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amongst ancient answered arms believe betwixt boats bosom Bryce Snaelsfoot Burgh Westra called Captain Cleveland Claud Halcro dame dance dare dark daugh daughters daunt deep dwarf Dwarfie Stone Erlend fair father fear fish Fitful-head glorious John guests hand hastily hear heard heart Heaven Hialtland honest islands jagger Jarlshoff John Dryden kinswoman Kirkwall knew lads Lady Glowrowrum land laugh Lerwick look lover Magnus Troil maiden manner Master Mordaunt mind Minna Troil Mistress Mordaunt Mertoun Nereid never Norna Norse Norsemen Odin old Norse Orkney pause poor Ranzelman replied Cleveland rhime rock rude Saint Magnus Scambester scarce seemed shew shore sister smile speak spoke stranger Swertha tacksman tale tell thee thing thou thought Thule tide tion tone Triptolemus Udaller usual voice Voluspa waves whale wild wind word yawl Yellowley young Zetland
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