 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - Страниц: 588
...reminds us of Hecate, of the mysteries of Isis in Apuleius, and of a passage in Lucian's " Lears," where the moon is forced down by magical invocation...calamity. Thorodd, the master of the family, had some time before set forth on a voyage to bring home a cargo of dried fish ; but, in crossing the river... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - Страниц: 442
...the moon is forced down by magical invocation. .alienation, and gave various indications of having sustained the persecution of evil demons. This man...forcing it down into the floor, as if he had driven a slake into the earth. This prodigy was found to intimate a new calamity. Thorodd, the master of the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - Страниц: 456
...manner, without any visible agent. At length, while the servants were forming their evening circlu round the fire, a spectre, resembling the head of...the head, and compelled it to disappear, forcing it EYRBIGGIA-SAGA. 399 down into the floor, as if he had driven a stake into the earth. This prodigy was... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1837 - Страниц: 936
...far from giving way to their efforts, it rather erected itself further from the floor, until Riartan, who seemed to have a natural predominance over these...forge-hammer, struck the seal repeatedly on the head, ahd compelled it to disappear, forcing it down into the floor, as if he had driven a stake into the... | |
 | Paul Henri Mallet - 1847 - Страниц: 592
...bed-curtains of Thorgunna. Some of the domesties ventured to strike at this figure, but, far from giving way, it rather erected itself further from the floor, until...calamity. Thorodd, the master of the family, had some time before set forth on a voyage to bring home a cargo of dried fish; but, in crossing the river Enna,... | |
 | Paul Henri Mallet - 1847 - Страниц: 594
...bed-curtains of Thorgunna. Some of the domestics ventured to strike at this figure, but, far from giving way, it rather erected itself further from the floor, until...calamity. Thorodd, the master of the family, had' some time before set forth on a voyage to bring home a cargo of dried fish : but, in crossing the river... | |
 | Paul Henri Mallet - 1847 - Страниц: 598
...this figure, but, far from giving way, it rather erected itself further from the floor, until Kiartau, who seemed to have a natural predominance over these...calamity. Thorodd, the master of the family, had some time before set forth on a voyage to bring home a cargo of dried fish; but, in erossing the river Enna,... | |
 | Paul Henri Mallet - 1847 - Страниц: 606
...bed-curtains of Thorgunna. Some of the domestics ventured to strike at this figure, but. far from giving iray. it rather erected itself further from the floor, until Kiartan, who seemed u have a natural predominance over these supernatural prodigies, seizing » huge forge-hammer, struck... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - Страниц: 462
...victim was Thorer, who had presaged the calamity. Going out of doors one evening, he was grappled hy the spectre of the deceased shepherd as he attempted...the head, and compelled it to disappear, forcing it EYRBIGGIA-SAGA. 399 down into the floor, as if he had driven a stake into the earth. This prodigy was... | |
 | William Howitt, Mary Botham Howitt - 1852 - Страниц: 492
...domestics ventured to strike at this figure, but, far from giving way, it rather erected itself farther from the floor, until Kiartan, who seemed to have...calamity. Thorodd, the master of the family, had some time before set forth on a voyage to bring home a cargo of dried fish ; but in crossing the river Enna... | |
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At length, while the servants were forming their evening circle round the fire, a spectre, resembling the head of a seal-fish, was seen to emerge out of the pavement of the room, bending its round black eyes full on the tapestried bed-curtains of Thorgunna.... 
