| 单词 | firth |
| 例句 | Its firth had remained free of ice even in the depths of winter for centuries. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He could see the harbor too, and had watched Merry Midwife make her way down the firth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z White Harbor’s walls of whitewashed stone rose before them, on the eastern shore where the White Knife plunged into die firth. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z An aircraft carrier or a cruiser might be at anchor in the firth, waiting to move upstream to the naval base. Election memories 2010-04-09T23:07:00Z He took detailed plans of numerous forts, camps and the Antonine Wall, the barrier built between the firths of Forth and Clyde in the 140s by the emperor Antoninus Pius. History in the making: a Roman map… and an 18th-century hoax 2013-07-19T07:30:01Z A sheep spotted at the foot of steep cliffs on the shores of a Scottish firth has been dubbed Britain's loneliest sheep. All baa myself: Is this Britain's loneliest sheep? 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z A planned "hub" on the firth would make the hydrogen in a process using electricity generated by offshore and onshore wind farms. 'Green hydrogen hub' proposed for the Highlands 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z On the distant horizon was a cluster of faint street lights, a small town hunkered on the far side of the firth. “Found Wanting” 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The Royal Navy frigate HMS Somerset shadowed the Russian vessels from the firth to the north coast of Norway. Russian destroyer escorted through firth 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z Sterling, though, fell against the US dollar for the firth quarter running – the worst run since 1984. Brexit, Donald Trump and Deutsche Bank give markets the jitters 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z The images were taken from the shores of the Cromarty and Moray firths. Sunburned dolphin Spirtle shows signs of healing - BBC News 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z The firth is used for anchoring rigs during winter and downtime from work. Photographer recreates Star Wars on Cromarty Firth rigs - BBC News 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z In 1964, the famous rail crossing was joined on the firth by the Forth Road Bridge. Forth Bridge: Facts, figures and photos - BBC News 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z The vessels later left the firth, sailing into the Atlantic. Russian destroyer escorted through firth 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z "They're in the middle of the season, and if there's one thing the Buffalo Bills don't need firth now is a distraction. God bless them, I hope they win every game." Bills' owners commit to new home 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z This will be the firth meeting of the clubs at the mini-league stage with Ahly winning and drawing last year, the same results produced five seasons ago. Ahly and Zamalek welcome back stars 2013-07-23T12:01:59Z After a slow start County went on to dominate with Ivan Sproule scoring his firth goal in as many starts to give County the lead 11 minutes from the break. SPL roundup: Ivan Sproule fires Ross County to win against Motherwell 2013-02-23T18:32:31Z Bottlenose dolphins photographed off South Kessock in Inverness Numbers of bottlenose dolphins visiting a Highland firth are the highest since the late 1990s, according to a conservation officer. Dolphin numbers 'best in years' 2012-07-25T09:24:04Z Steamers, carrying both goods and passengers, constantly leave the Broomielaw quay for the piers and ports on the river and firth, and the islands and sea lochs of Argyllshire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The streets are 549 laid out on the comparatively level tract behind the firth, the older thoroughfares and buildings lying in the centre. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z At this juncture Cromwell prepared to pass his whole army across the firth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z It must have travelled over a country unknown to it, and have crossed the firths of Forth and Tay. Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. 2011-11-12T03:00:32.773Z So his father allowed him to go across the firth to an English town called Whitehaven. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z So he stuffed the King into a cask and rolled him over, and when he had given him a ride down to the firth for nothing, he went home to the King's Grange. Tales from the Fjeld A Second Series of Popular Tales 2011-06-13T02:00:24.710Z The fairway between this bank, which begins to the west of Dumbarton, and the southern shore constitutes the safest anchorage in the upper firth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z FORTH, a river and firth of the east of Scotland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z We had now reached the firth which divides Galicia from the Asturias. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z And goes scudding about the firth in the dead of night in a motor launch. The Messenger 2011-03-26T02:00:14.523Z This place is a small port, situate at the extremity of a firth which communicates with the sea. The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] 2011-03-23T02:00:19.910Z Webster says that an "estuary" is "an arm of the sea; a firth; a narrow passage, or the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide meets the current, or flows and ebbs." Ancient Chinese account of the Grand Canyon, or course of the Colorado 2011-01-12T03:00:34.043Z After the High Cliff the shore gradually assumes a less terrific aspect, until Boscastle, with its tiny firth and its blow-holes, is reached. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z A well of liquid fire glowed over Torfionn, and its rays spread fan-like, so that they spanned the horizon, and, touching the rounded mass of Corstarfin, went forth over the firth. The Great Discovery Gestumblindi said: Who are the brides who go about the reefs and trail along the firths? Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes It appears from various signs and traditions, that the coast has been subsiding for the last four centuries from the firth called Igaliko, in lat. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology “If we canna pass the river, we’ll have to see what we can do for the firth.” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) It is also the name of the estuary which forms the largest and finest firth on the west coast. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" As I paced up and down, enjoying the beauties of the fast narrowing firth, I no longer felt in doubt as to my ultimate destination. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia He carried the Roman eagles to the Forth and Clyde, fixing his main line of defence and his northmost frontier on the isthmus between these two firths. In the Border Country Given glacial 'abrasion' and time enough, then valleys of rounded section and firths and lake-basins of a particular kind probably resulted from the flowing of ice. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 “There are fords upon the river, and none upon the firth,” said I. “To be sure there are fords, and a bridge forbye,” quoth Alan; “and of what service, when they are watched?” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 10 (of 25) Their rich lands stretched far and wide; their huge dovecot stands, sturdy as a little pyramid, in a field to the north, towards the firth. James VI and the Gowrie Mystery There was a delicate, delicious haze over the firth and sands on one side, and on the other was the shadow of the woods all riven with great 69 golden rifts of sunshine. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 23 (of 25) Taking ship, he crossed the firth and entered a little wood. Legends & Romances of Brittany But where cañons are marked features, these lakes, firths, and dales of rounded section are very rare, or do not exist. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The steady strokes of the rowers brought the boat rapidly through the water, while the herring gulls flew screaming around, and a small island in the middle of the firth came nearer and nearer. The Adventure League South of the joint firth of the Columbia and Williamette, there flows in no considerable river; south of Puget Sound there is no protected inlet of the ocean. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Across the broad firth the Ranger sped with bellying sails and shaped her course along the south-western shore of Scotland. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba The Solway and its firth divide England from Scotland, and this borderland has been the scene of many deadly feuds, though happily only in the days long agone. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel I ’low He meant me t’ take the firth man that come, an’ be content. The Cruise of the Shining Light So they rowed over the firth and entered Balder's grove, and made their way into Ingeborg's bower. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas But next the firth of Drepanum, the strand without a joy, Will have me. The Æneids of Virgil Done into English Verse When the Ranger stole into the firth of Solway she carried an exultant crew. The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba It is on the southern shore of the firth, and Edinburgh stands on higher land, about two miles south of it. Queen Elizabeth Makers of History There must be wild duck on the firth, and buzzards in the rocks. Hypolympia Or, The Gods in the Island, an Ironic Fantasy And now Balder's temple is finished, and its noble proportions look over the firth, in whose clear waters it is reflected. Told by the Northmen: Stories from the Eddas and Sagas Then they sailed on, passed an isle covered with birds' eggs, and a firth, which they called Streamfirth, from the tide in it. The True Story Book Thanks to Niels’s sister’s son, Well he served his uncle then; In the firth the planks he cast, No bridge found the Holstein men. Niels Ebbesen and Germand Gladenswayne two ballads Now we would be lurking on the mainland, now skulking on one of the islands or crossing rough firths in crazy boats that leaked like a sieve. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 In Scotland also an arm of the sea, where the tides ebb and flow; on the east coast called a firth, though on the west mostly termed a loch. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Thorbiorn’s house at Bathstead was one of the best in the district, and his lands stretched down to the shores of the firth, where he had made a haven with a jetty for ships. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race An opening in the land was reported next day, and as they drew near they could make out a firth and a muffled ship lying at anchor within it. Gudrid the Fair A Tale of the Discovery of America From the end of the lake out of which it flowed, to the head of the fiord or firth into which it ran, the river was one boiling, roaring mass of milk-white foam. Chasing the Sun There was no sign of the Seagull, for a fog had come down on the firth, and even the melancholy pleasure of seeing Dan's ship again was taken from me. The McBrides A Romance of Arran Great numbers of this whale are often caught in the deep bays and firths of Shetland and Orkney. Old Jack His ill-will grew so evident to all men that Howard the Halt decided, in spite of Olaf’s reluctance, to remove to a homestead on the other side of the firth, away from Thorbiorn’s neighbourhood. Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race The last light filled a narrow firth Among the clouds. Last Poems Having scanned the sea horizon with the Dollond glass to make sure that the firth was absolutely free from ships, they gave themselves up to the delights of the sunshine and summer air. Patsy For you shall granite peaks uprise As old and scornful as your race, And fringed with firths of lucent dyes The jewelled beach your limbs embrace. Ionica Often had he beheld the sea in the firths and estuaries of the North, but never till now had he conceived the grandeur of the great Atlantic. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines Waves of the angry firth high-flying, Rainstorm striping the sea, Sleet-mist shrouding the hills; day dying; Now around me Closes the darkness of night in, wild crying. A Cluster of Grapes A Book of Twentieth Century Poetry Up the loch, over the firth, and through the sound. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai In the firth leading to Liverpool, we count no less than twenty-one, of which twelve are total. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 445 Volume 18, New Series, July 10, 1852 I. Flora will pass from firth to firth; Duty must draw, and vows must bind. Ionica Livingstone then continued his journey north-eastward with Oswell to the large village of Linyanti, and shortly after discovered a river so large and mighty that it resembled one of the firths of Scotland. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People So they made themselves ready to sail, and when the wind was fair they sailed out and down the Borg firth with a gentle breeze and good, and so out to sea. Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature “She could show you an eagle’s nest up the firth.” Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai Until the opening of the Forth bridge, its commodious harbour was the northern station of the ferry across the firth from Granton, 5 m. south. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Last night the gifted Seer did view A wet shroud swathed round lady gay; Then stay thee, Fair, in Ravensheuch; Why cross the gloomy firth to-day? The Golden Treasury Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language Then said Eric, “More cheerful were we in the summer, when we put out of the firth, but we still live, and it might have been much worse.” The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 Then they received them into their ship, and proceeded on their journey to where the shore was cut into by a firth. Eirik the Red's Saga Drontheim was originally the name of the country round the firth of the same name, and is not used in the old Sagas for a town. The story of Burnt Njal From the Icelandic of the Njals Saga Their daughter was Jorunn: she was a most beautiful woman, and very proud and extremely clever, and so was thought the best match in all the firths of the West. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic And Douglas shouts to Randolf; Edward Bruce Cheers on the Steward; while the King's voice rings In every Scotch ear: such a narrow strait Confines this firth of war! Adventures in Criticism Then they sailed away, to the eastward off the land, and into the mouth of the adjoining firth, and to a headland, which projected into the sea there, and which was entirely covered with woods. The Northmen, Columbus and Cabot, 985-1503 They continued their course up the firth, which they called Straumsfjordr, and carried their cargo ashore from the ships, and there they prepared to stay. Eirik the Red's Saga Then they sailed away to the eastward off the land and into the mouth of the adjoining firth and to a headland, which projected into the sea there, and which was entirely covered with woods. Great Epochs in American History, Volume I. Voyages Of Discovery And Early Explorations: 1000 A.D.-1682 This firth cuts into the land north from Steingrim's firth, and a neck of land runs out between them. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic Before thirty years were over the bulk of the island had passed beneath the Roman sway, and the Roman frontier had been carried to the firths of Forth and of Clyde. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 The breeze that had taken the brig so far down the firth soon died away, and we rocked gently south of Ailsa Craig. The Narrative of Gordon Sellar Who Emigrated to Canada in 1825 Sigmund bore him a long way in his arms, and came to a long and narrow firth, where there was a little vessel and one man in it. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson If I fail, cross the firth without one. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall Bjorn was the name of a man who lived at Bjornfirth, where he had taken land, the firth being named after him. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic Then shall be roaring and warring And ferment of sea and firth, Ocean, in turmoil upboiling, Confounding each bound of earth. A Celtic Psaltery So it had happened that, from the time when it was made over him, Jarl Sigurd's mound had been untended, for we ourselves had never been so far south as this firth before. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet They went fair-appointed, until the firth them parted: ever would their wives have stayed them, they would not be stayed. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson The horse sent by Douglas awaited me, but the ferry-master had been prohibited from carrying passengers across the firth, and I could not take the horse in a small boat. Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall And whereas you thought it tumbled out into Hvammfirth, it shows that that same firth will be in his way on the last day of his life. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic They sped along in a wild dance right over the firth, and the sea whirled up in white columns of foam, reaching to the very clouds. Weird Tales from Northern Seas Presently they were hidden as we rounded a turn in the firth, and we were alone among the hills, and the lonesomeness was very great. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet Then departed Atli's messengers, through the branched firth, for where the bold warriors dwelt. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Looking southwards, he must have seen all who came up from the outer firth; for from the lair there is a clear view even unto Burn-river, past which the high-road goes. The Story of Grettir the Strong Thord had put on board ship all the chattels his mother owned there, and the cattle were to be driven round the heads of the firths. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic "The firth seems to me a bit roughish," said he, "and 'tis getting towards evening; but as we have come hither, I should think we could get back again also." Weird Tales from Northern Seas Nor were any wishing to go to so awesome a place, and we left the firth next day, for the men waxed uneasy there. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet She was borne across the firth to the land of King Jonakr, who married her. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Now the wind blew landward up the firth, yet the carline's root went in the teeth of the wind, and belike it sailed swifter than might have been looked for of it. The Story of Grettir the Strong By then the flotsam had already come to land wide about the islands and on both shores of the firth. Laxdæla Saga Translated from the Icelandic They lay there for a long time during the summer, waiting for a favourable wind to sail into the firth, and many people from the Ness went down to trade with them. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts We had left the firth two days, cruising slowly northward, when one ship came from the north and met us, not flying from our fleet, but bearing up to join us. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet By fell or firth if thou have to travel, provide thee well with food. The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson Thorgrim thought he and his too few, and would not risk an onset; but therewithal came a boat rowing up the firth, and the rowers therein pulled smartly. The Story of Grettir the Strong Many of the most famous harbors in the world, as San Francisco Bay, Puget Sound, the estuaries of the Thames and the Mersey, and the Scottish firths, are drowned valleys. Composition-Rhetoric Fertile may sound at first a singular qualification for a broad, rapid stream running down out of the mountains and widening into a bay or firth at its mouth. A Walk from London to John O'Groat's It lay far up the firth, Thord said, and the ships could not go so far. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet From isle to isle, o'er firth and sound, Close on his track his foe he found. Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway Now Kari and his fellows sailed south through Scotland's firths, and there they found men from the Southern isles. The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor "If we cannae pass the river, we'll have to see what we can do for the firth." Kidnapped O shake me yon rime from the awning; Your singer's a-cold in his berth; For the hills are all hooded, dear Skardi, In the hoary white veil of the firth. The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald But Einar said never a word, and the two rowers slackened their pace only when the bend of the firth hid the mound from our sight. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet The territorial designation of Albany was formerly given to those parts of Scotland to the north of the firths of Clyde and Forth. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Drontheim was originally the name of the country round the firth of the same name, and is not used in the old sagas for a town. The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor "There are fords upon the river, and none upon the firth," said I. "To be sure there are fords, and a bridge forbye," quoth Alan; "and of what service, when they are watched?" Kidnapped They took their horses and rode round the head of the firth. The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald So after a week's cruising we put into that firth, and anchored in the shelter of its hills. King Alfred's Viking A Story of the First English Fleet I 'low He meant me t' take the firth man that come, an' be content. Quaint Courtships Thiostolf rowed away up the firth, but they shouted after him wishing him ill luck. The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor So thereupon the earl rowed through the firths with his fleet to meet his foes. Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age A little after this Cormac went to Thorveig and said he would have her no longer live there at the firth. The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald The important islands of Ukéréwé and Mzita, distant about twenty or thirty miles, formed the visible north shore of this firth. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile The lake or firth reminded me of the Gareloch, and boats were sailing about in all directions before the evening breeze. The Englishwoman in America From thence they sailed along the eastern coast of the land, into the nearest firths, to a promontory which there projected, and which was everywhere overgrown with wood. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) The morning was delightful, and the huge mountain-shadows slept upon the mirrored wave of the firth, almost as little disturbed as if it had been an inland lake. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 He came riding toward them and bade them welcome into the firth, and gave them the pick of the land: which Ogmund took, and began to mark out ground for a house. The Life and Death of Cormac the Skald "Within thirty hours, so he have not crossed the Lothian firth—If it is to do you a pleasure, I will set off directly, and wind him as a sleuth-dog tracks the moss-trooper," answered Christie. The Monastery Over the Eastern firths High flashed their manes. Hypatia — or New Foes with an Old Face Then said Eric: "More cheerful were we in the summer, when we put out of the firth, but we still live, and it might have been much worse." The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05 (From Charlemagne to Frederick Barbarossa) They took their oars and began to pull from the shore, then spread their sail, and drove merrily across the firth. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 Having anchored his boat on the shore of the firth, he advanced at once to where the two kings were "seated on Bele's tomb," administering law to the common people. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 3 We have come to Marstrand to find a ship for Scotland, but when we came hither we found every channel and firth frozen over, and here we must bide and wait. The Treasure The coasts are deeply indented with numerous bays and fiords or firths, which, when traced inland, are almost invariably found to terminate against glaciers. Ragnarok : the Age of Fire and Gravel It is the drawback of Seldon that we are twelve miles from a railway station, though we look out on one of the loveliest firths in Scotland. An African Millionaire Episodes in the Life of the Illustrious Colonel Clay The windows commanded an enchanting view of the little vale over which the mansion seemed to preside, the windings of the stream, and the firth, with its associated lakes and romantic islands. The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 2 Winds that make moan and triumph, skies that bend, Thunders, and sound of tides in gulf and firth, Spake through his spirit of speech, whose death should send Mourning on earth. A Century of Roundels It is land," said Skallagrim, "and I am sure of this, that we run into a firth. Eric Brighteyes The thralls sat at the thwarts, for there was no breeze that day in the narrow firth. The Path of the King Yet oh, when life begins to wane, And we must sail the doubtful firth, How wild the longing to regain The life of earth! Robert F. Murray: His Poems with a Memoir The firth into which both fleets had mustered is called Frokasund. The Danish History, Books I-IX "I am Biorn, and my father is King," he repeated to himself, the spell he had so often used when on the fells or the firths he had met fear. The Path of the King After this Swanhild sent a man across the firth to the stead where Hall of Lithdale sat, bidding him to come to her at speed. Eric Brighteyes But best he loved to go up the firth in the boat which Leif had made him—a finished, clinker-built little model of a war galley, christened the Joy-maker—and catch the big sea fish. The Path of the King Behind in the sky clouds were banking, dark clouds like horses, with one ahead white and moontipped, the very riders he had watched with Leif from the firth shore. The Path of the King Presently would come a rending of the ice on the firth, and patches of inky water would show between the floes. The Path of the King From the speech of his elders Biorn made his picture of the world beyond the firths. The Path of the King |
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