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The Sea-King

A metrical romance, in six cantos. With notes, historical and illustrative. By J. Stanyan Bigg
Bigg, J. Stanyan (1828-1865)
  
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THE SEA-KING.
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CANTO I. The Legend of Otlauga.
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CANTO II. The Scald.
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CANTO III. The Legend of Ragnar Lodbrog.
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CANTO IV. The Tomb of Orvar.
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CANTO V. The Mysteries.
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PART IV. THE LEGEND OF RAGNAR CONTINUED.
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CANTO VI. The Recognition.

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LIX.

It was a scene where solace might be found;
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The deep blue ocean slumbering all around,
Save where the chill, and ever playful wind
Skimming the surface with fantastic bound,
Awoke a sudden low, deep dreamy sound.—
And then the argent sky;—one soft serene
Of placitude and peace; the shimmering sheen
Of the pale moon, and silent host of stars,
All sent unto the soul a sense of joy,
Of peace and quietude without alloy,
For to the ear attuned, fair nature's harp ne'er jars.
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