The Land of the Midnight Sun: Summer and Winter Journeys Through Sweden, Norway, Lapland and Northern Finland, Volume 1 |
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Page 1 - There is a beautiful country far away towards the icy north. It is a glorious land ; with snowy, bold, and magnificent mountains ; deep, narrow, and well-wooded valleys ; bleak plateaux and slopes ; wild ravines ; clear and picturesque lakes ; immense forests of birch, pine, and fir trees, the solitude of which seems to soothe the restless spirit of man ; large and superb glaciers, unrivalled elsewhere in Europe for size ; arms of the sea, called fjords, of...
Page 208 - The Lord bless thee, and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift up His countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.
Page 2 - Then the gra^s turns yellow, the leaves change their colour, and wither, and fall ; the swallows and other migrating birds fly towards the south ; twilight comes once more ; the stars, one by one, make their appearance, shining brightly in the pale-blue sky ; the moon shows itself again as the queen of night, and lights and cheers the long and dark days of the Scandinavian winter. The time comes at last when the sun disappears entirely from sight ; the heavens appear in a blaze of light and glory,...
Page 3 - Never ! never ! " This country, embracing nearly sixteen degrees in latitude, is inhabited chiefly by a flaxen-haired and blue-eyed race of men — brave, simple, honest, and good. They are the descendants of the Norsemen and of the Vikings, who in the days of old, when Europe was degraded by the chains of slavery, were the only people that were free, and were governed by the laws they themselves made ; and, when emerging from their rock-bound and stormy coast for distant lands, for v.ar or conquest,...
Page 393 - All at once Roar, who was not seated, came to his father and said, "Father, you are getting old ; let me take your place." " Oh no, my son," was the answer, " I am not too old to work ; it is not yet time; wait awhile." Then, with an entreating look, Roar said, "Oh, father, all your children and myself are often sorry to see you look so tired when the day's labour is over ; the work of the farm is too much for you ; it is time for you to rest, and do nothing. Rest in your old age. Oh, let me take...
Page 149 - ... as the dew is very heavy. Owing to a less rigorous winter on the Norwegian coast, and a longer period of medium or milder weather, several trees flourish to a higher latitude than in Sweden. Rye, which in the arctic circle is planted at the beginning or middle of June, attains a height of seven...
Page 2 - During this period of continuous daylight the stars are never seen, the moon appears pale, and sheds no light upon the earth. Summer is short, giving just...
Page 64 - There are days when the sun has a pale, whitish appearance, and when even it can be looked at for six or seven hours before midnight. As this hour approaches, the sun becomes less glaring, gradually changing into more brilliant shades as it dips towards the lowest point of its course. Its motion is very slow, and for quite awhile it apparently follows the line of the horizon, during which there seems to be a pause, as when the sun reaches noon. This is midnight. For a few minutes the glow of sunset...
Page 393 - It was hard for the sturdy old bonde, who had been chief so long, to give up ; but he rose, and Roar took his place, and was then the master. His father henceforth would have nothing to do, was to live in a comfortable house, and to receive yearly a stipulated amount of grain or flour, potatoes, milk, cheese, butter, and meat.
Page 59 - The farmers and their families invariably walk up-hill ; hence the horses are disagreeably surprised when their load remains, especiaDy when the whip slightly touches them on the back. From one station to another the driver often stops, cuts his black bread into small pieces, gives them to the horse, caresses him, treats him to a handful of hay, and then continues his route.