Summers and Winters in the OrkneysHodder and Stoughton, 1868 - 384 psl. |
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amid ancient autumn beautiful birds Birsay Bishop blue boat boatmen burgh Burray Caithness called Castle Cathedral century church cliffs coast cottages cottars curious districts Earl of Caithness Earl Patrick Earl's Earl's Palace Eday Enhallow Fair Isle farms farthinglands favourable favourite feet frequently gathering Gisli gleam grass green gulls Haco haunt height hills holm inhabitants inscription island King Kirkwall land Loch Longhope Magnus moorland mound Norse Norsemen Norwegian Odallers Orcadian Orkney and Zetland palace Papa Westray parish Patrick Stewart pennylands Pentland Firth Pierowall pleasant Pomona proprietors Queen Mary's ridges Robert Stewart rocks round Rousay royal royal burgh ruins runrig sail sandy Scandinavian scene Scotland Scottish season seems sheep shelter Shetland ship shore side skerries slope Sound South Ronaldshay southern Stennis stone Stromness Stronsay summer tenants thou tion tower town walls waters waves West Mainland wild wind winter
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