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id: 29752
title: An Orkney Maid
author: Barr, Amelia E.
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  "Art thou thinking of Sunna Vedder, Mother?" "He walked rapidly to Sunna, and he said, ''Miss Vedder, thou art To thee, my promise stands good for all my life days--and thou "Dost thou indeed believe thy aunt''s assurances?" asked Rahal. "In the drawing room thou wilt find Thora with Ian Macrae," said thee is already a perfect love; but I will be such a good girl if thou dance and said thou wanted me, and he made me come home with him and Almost in a whisper Sunna said "Good-bye!" and then went her way home. "Well, then, young man," said Adam, "thou must remember that God "Oh, Adam, Adam!" cried Rahal, "thou art the good man that God loves, "Tell us, then," said Thora, "wilt thou not say the words to us, our "When thou art an old woman, Thora," he said to her, "then


id: 14149
title: The Pilots of Pomona: A Story of the Orkney Islands
author: Leighton, Robert
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  "Thora Kinlay," he said, "finish the conjugation where Jessie Grey "Good morning, sir!" I said, looking fearlessly into Mr. Drever''s "It''s the old cow, sir," said Thora, apparently wondering at the "It was Tom Kinlay said he thought we should share them, sir. "And Kinlay?" said Mr. Drever, looking questioningly in my face. "Father was saying she''s a very good ship," said she; "but I think "Well, my lad," said he, "how d''ye think the Lydia looks for sea?" "Please, sir," said Thora, "I was to tell you that he''s not to come talked of Tom Kinlay''s work on his father''s new boat, and made way under sail," said Mansie; and then he turned to my father, "Hurry along, my lads; there''s Kinlay started," said my father, "Is this man a pilot, Ericson?" asked Captain Gordon, turning to "I never asked you to come aboard my ship, my man," said Captain


id: 34816
title: Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys
author: Farrer, James
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  The passage leading to the central chamber is 2 feet 4 inches wide at its READINGS OF THE INSCRIPTIONS BY PROFESSORS STEPHENS, MUNCH, RAFN. _Tholf Kolbeinsson carved these Runes on High._--Professor RAFN. _Wemund engraved (these Runes)._--Professor MUNCH. _Vemund carved (the Runes)._--Professor RAFN. occasionally in use, and were known as Fish-runes.--Professor MUNCH. to shew that the letter [rune] or (a) is intended.--Professor RAFN. The word Saerth is of doubtful meaning.--Professor RAFN. _Ofram, the son of Siward, engraved these Runes._--Professor MUNCH. _Otar Fila carved these runes._--Professor STEPHENS. _Iotar Fila engraved these runes._--Professor MUNCH. Professor Munch reads Nos. XIII. _Arnfinn, glutton, carved these Runes._--Professor RAFN. _Haermunt Hardaxe carved these Runes._--Professor STEPHENS. _Hermund Hardaxe engraved these Runes._--Professor MUNCH. Gauk Trandilson, and was used by him in carving the runes.--Professor (_Note._--Professors Stephens, Munch, and Rafn, all agree that some Runes.--Professor STEPHENS. Runes.--Professor STEPHENS. derivation of the word Maes-Howe, suggested by Professor Rafn, is


id: 42389
title: The Pirate Andrew Lang Edition
author: Scott, Walter
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  "Hear me, young Mordaunt," said Norna, "and depart from this house. "His sister, sir," replied Mordaunt, "and old Norna of the Fitful-head." "Fear not," said Norna, "it will come to man''s use. "In that old half-ruined house," said Mordaunt, "he does indeed live; "Good Norna," said Mordaunt, and paused, scarce knowing what to say that Mordaunt''s light," said Swertha, "and with Magnus Troil, that thought "And wit and song, too, my good old friend," said Mordaunt, "Mr. Mordaunt Mertoun," said Minna, "has come too late to be of our band "Spoken like a fool, I think," said Magnus Troil, whose attention had "Have pity on Brenda''s fears, good Norna," said the elder sister, "and should have said never a word; but Minna or Brenda, you know, are things "Not so," said Cleveland, as if about to take Minna''s hand; "to "It is like the frank-hearted old Udaller!" said Cleveland; "but is he


id: 45583
title: Scapa and a Camera Pictorial Impressions of Five Years Spent at the Grand Fleet Base
author: Burrows, C. W.
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  the German ships at Scapa Flow, their dramatic sinking on 21st June, GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "MOLTKE" AT SCAPA FLOW 105 GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "DERFFLINGER" AT SCAPA FLOW 106 GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "HINDENBURG" AT SCAPA FLOW 106 Navy at the Grand Fleet Base at Scapa Flow, and, it is hoped, may reach [Illustration: THE GRAND FLEET BASE AT LONG HOPE, 1916, LOOKING TOWARDS Grand Fleet), and at Long Hope and Lyness by the Base ships, whilst [Illustration: GERMAN BATTLESHIP "KAISER" ENTERING THE BOOM AT SCAPA [Illustration: HOSPITAL SHIPS AT SCAPA FLOW.] [Illustration: THE INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS AT SCAPA.] [Illustration: THE INTERNED GERMAN SHIPS AT SCAPA.] [Illustration: GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "SEYDLITZ." (One of the ships which [Illustration: GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "MOLTKE" AT SCAPA FLOW.] [Illustration: GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "DERFFLINGER" AT SCAPA FLOW.] [Illustration: GERMAN BATTLE CRUISER "HINDENBURG" AT SCAPA FLOW.] [Illustration: PLAN OF THE ANCHORAGE OF GERMAN SHIPS AT SCAPA FLOW.]


