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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... Bark Bread . - Væra Lake . - Shjækkerhatte.- Bivouac .-- Shjækker Valley . - Trees at various Elevations above the Sea . - Furu . - Gran . - Birch . - · 304 CHAPTER IX . Orkney and Zetland belonged to Norway . X CONTENTS .
... Bark Bread . - Væra Lake . - Shjækkerhatte.- Bivouac .-- Shjækker Valley . - Trees at various Elevations above the Sea . - Furu . - Gran . - Birch . - · 304 CHAPTER IX . Orkney and Zetland belonged to Norway . X CONTENTS .
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... valley , at the distance of half a mile on each side . These hills are mere knobs or hummocks of gneiss , scantily ... valleys ; but the hills , although of small elevation , are bare knobs of rock shooting up through the earth , without ...
... valley , at the distance of half a mile on each side . These hills are mere knobs or hummocks of gneiss , scantily ... valleys ; but the hills , although of small elevation , are bare knobs of rock shooting up through the earth , without ...
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... valley , the only parts of the country capable of cultivation . Every patch of soil seemed occupied . The rest of the country in view , to the extent , I should think , of four - fifths of the surface , was naked rock , without even ...
... valley , the only parts of the country capable of cultivation . Every patch of soil seemed occupied . The rest of the country in view , to the extent , I should think , of four - fifths of the surface , was naked rock , without even ...
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... valleys begin , which is near a station called Jerkin . I have packed up and sent off my luggage this evening , by the forbud , and off I go by day - break to - morrow . July 24. - Having set off this morning at four , I resolved to ...
... valleys begin , which is near a station called Jerkin . I have packed up and sent off my luggage this evening , by the forbud , and off I go by day - break to - morrow . July 24. - Having set off this morning at four , I resolved to ...
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... valley in some places , and in others , forming a long motionless lake amidst the woods , or rushing like a mountain stream through the gorges , affords many picturesque points of view . At the end of the Myosen lake , there is a small ...
... valley in some places , and in others , forming a long motionless lake amidst the woods , or rushing like a mountain stream through the gorges , affords many picturesque points of view . At the end of the Myosen lake , there is a small ...
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