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Wednesday, October 26, 2005

Iceland, Natural History of

Johnson had said that he could repeat a complete chapter of The Natural History of Iceland, from the Danish of Horrebow, the whole of which was exactly thus:- 'Chap. lxxii. Concerning Snakes. There are no snakes to be met with throughout the whole island'. (Boswell, The Life of Samuel Johnson)

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