F. Robertson Torquil or the Days of Olaf Tryggvason

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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Torquil or The Days of Olaf Tryggvason.<br><br>Part First.<br><br>I.<br><br>The waves were running wild and high,<br>Their foam crests white against the sky;<br>The clouds athwart the dome of Heaven<br>Burst angrily in gleams of levin;<br>The thunder's savage roaring came<br>After each flash of livid flame.<br>A strange, wild scene, that storm-beat isle,<br>Cleft by the sea from fair Argyle,<br>With barren cliffs of deep grey rock,<br>Storm-washed by every tempest's shock,<br>With hoary mountains, bleak and bare,<br>Rearing their summits in mid-air.