Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made with a View to Enquire Into the Moral and Political Economy of that Country, and the Condition of Its Inhabitants |
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Page 26
... feet long , six broad , and not thicker than an ordinary slate . The people in the valley were all in motion this morning , going to Brandvold church to some religious meeting . The men were clad in a home- made grey cloth with bright ...
... feet long , six broad , and not thicker than an ordinary slate . The people in the valley were all in motion this morning , going to Brandvold church to some religious meeting . The men were clad in a home- made grey cloth with bright ...
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... feet . I doubt if the modern side - saddle be any improve- ment upon this ancient one , for safety , comfort , or splendour . Some were highly ornamented , with crimson - velvet seats , and must have been in their day very showy . I ...
... feet . I doubt if the modern side - saddle be any improve- ment upon this ancient one , for safety , comfort , or splendour . Some were highly ornamented , with crimson - velvet seats , and must have been in their day very showy . I ...
Page 29
... feet high . The soles and sides of the windows and the corners are lined with boards ; and in good houses the whole , I understand , is boarded or panelled inside and out but I am in one of the dwellings of the middle or labouring class ...
... feet high . The soles and sides of the windows and the corners are lined with boards ; and in good houses the whole , I understand , is boarded or panelled inside and out but I am in one of the dwellings of the middle or labouring class ...
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... feet , and lead to little groups of farms in every glen : this and the next contain above forty . The district re- sembles much one of the small highland estates in the north of Scotland , with a great number of small tenants or cottars ...
... feet , and lead to little groups of farms in every glen : this and the next contain above forty . The district re- sembles much one of the small highland estates in the north of Scotland , with a great number of small tenants or cottars ...
Page 47
... feet : there is no alpine scenery . The height above the sea is great , but that is not percep- tible to the senses : the travellers ' eyes and legs have no concern with it ; the immediate spring from the valley to the clouds above is ...
... feet : there is no alpine scenery . The height above the sea is great , but that is not percep- tible to the senses : the travellers ' eyes and legs have no concern with it ; the immediate spring from the valley to the clouds above is ...
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