The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest G. P. Putnam's sons, 1924 |
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... or annual local festival , the faithful sometimes come from miles across the water in sailing - boats with sacred banners and images and tall crosses standing out against the sky . a remote corner of Europe , far from raids and.
... or annual local festival , the faithful sometimes come from miles across the water in sailing - boats with sacred banners and images and tall crosses standing out against the sky . a remote corner of Europe , far from raids and.
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... miles from the Bastile to the Madeleine , thoroughfares a hundred feet wide and often beauti- fied by double rows of trees ; proceed down the Rue Royale or through the Place Vendôme with its bronze column made of can- nons taken by ...
... miles from the Bastile to the Madeleine , thoroughfares a hundred feet wide and often beauti- fied by double rows of trees ; proceed down the Rue Royale or through the Place Vendôme with its bronze column made of can- nons taken by ...
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... miles ) than Versailles but still definitely within the radius of the city's life is the Forest of Fontainebleau with its famous palace . The forest recalls the New Forest in Hampshire but it is not so wild , and although there are deer ...
... miles ) than Versailles but still definitely within the radius of the city's life is the Forest of Fontainebleau with its famous palace . The forest recalls the New Forest in Hampshire but it is not so wild , and although there are deer ...
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... mile on mile we travel gently up and gently down Photo : W. H. Smith & Son , Brussels . 38 The World To - Day.
... mile on mile we travel gently up and gently down Photo : W. H. Smith & Son , Brussels . 38 The World To - Day.
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... miles in circumference and two - thirds dry at low water . • over an undulating country where forest stretches into the. These fisherwomen have a quaint appearance with their red trousers and slabs of wood in the place of shoes . OYSTER ...
... miles in circumference and two - thirds dry at low water . • over an undulating country where forest stretches into the. These fisherwomen have a quaint appearance with their red trousers and slabs of wood in the place of shoes . OYSTER ...
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