Summers and Winters in the OrkneysSimpkin, Marshall, 1869 - 400 psl. |
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amid ancient autumn beautiful birds Birsay Bishop boat boatmen burgh Burray called Castle cathedral century cliffs coast cottages cottars curious districts Earl of Caithness Earl Patrick Earl's Earl's Palace Eday Enhallow Fair Isle farms favourable favourite feet frequently Gisli gleam green Haco haunt height hills holm inhabitants inscriptions island King Kirkwall land Loch Loch of Stenness Longhope Maeshowe Magnus memories Moodie moorland mound night Noltland Noltland Castle Norse Norsemen North Norwegian Odallers Orcadian Orkney and Zetland palace Papa Westray parish Patrick Stewart pennylands Pentland Firth Pierowall pleasant Pomona proprietors Queen Mary's ridges rocks Rothiesholm round Rousay royal ruins runes sail sandy Scandinavian scene scenery Scotland Scottish season Shapinshay sheep shelter Shetland ship shore side skerries slope Sound South Ronaldshay southern Stenness stone Stromness Stronsay summer tenants thou tion town wall waters waves West Mainland whales wild wind winter
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