. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. P' I; i i - 1 t ' 4 £' ? i' Ti ICEBERGS. BY ARTHUR R. THOMPSOX, 'l:M I (^ 11. From the far Northland ceaselessly they come, Like errant knights, a-sailing down the sea, Tliat alien men may guess the majesty And splendor of the mighty Frost King's home. * Firm and immutable they seem, and fling The baffled surges back in high disdain, As if such puny onsets must be vain 'Gainst the proud structures of the Arctic King. Well might old m
. The last cruise of the Miranda [microform] : a record of Arctic adventure. Miranda (Ship); Miranda (Navire); Natural history; Inuit; Sciences naturelles; Inuit. P' I; i i - 1 t ' 4 £' ? i' Ti ICEBERGS. BY ARTHUR R. THOMPSOX, 'l:M I (^ 11. From the far Northland ceaselessly they come, Like errant knights, a-sailing down the sea, Tliat alien men may guess the majesty And splendor of the mighty Frost King's home. * Firm and immutable they seem, and fling The baffled surges back in high disdain, As if such puny onsets must be vain 'Gainst the proud structures of the Arctic King. Well might old minstrels sing the monarch's fame Within those steel-blue caverns of the ice. Where crystal arches, carved in fretwork nice. His lavish wealth and royal power proclaim. But as I listen, *tis no song I hear; No hoary minstrel from his cavern sings, Nor with enfeebled fingers tunes the strings: A sound more stern, more awful, meets my Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Walsh, Henry Collins, 1863-1927. New York; London : Transatlantic Pub. Co.
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