Living as we do on a seagirt isle which is practically unapproachable to an external foe, and having for centuries enjoyed the blessings of freedom, we can have no conception of the difficult cards which Roumanian statesmen have to play in the political game in which they are often compelled, much against their desire, to participate.
"Roumania Past and Present"
James Samuelson
She paused to repress the triumph with which this proposal filled her, and then, with downcast eyes, replied: "In the seagirt Bute stands Rothsay, a rude, but strong castle of my lord's.
"The Scottish Chiefs"
Jane Porter
We may rightly say, however, that our power is still established on a firm basis, so long as England, this seagirt isle, is safe from the enemy.
"The Coming Conquest of England"
August Niemann