The Countries of the World: Being a Popular Description of the Various Continents, Islands, Rivers, Seas, and Peoples of the Globe, Volumes 3-4Cassell, Petter & Galpin, 1892 |
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Page 154
... already liberal in its support ; but , as everybody there knows , not one - tenth of the funds supplied ever go to their legitimate object . They are , in plain language , appropriated by the various officials through whose hands they ...
... already liberal in its support ; but , as everybody there knows , not one - tenth of the funds supplied ever go to their legitimate object . They are , in plain language , appropriated by the various officials through whose hands they ...
Page 266
... already indicated , exceptions to this rule . One of these is Picton Island , which resembles the south - west coast of England : the south part of it is moor and down , the north is covered with thick woods . Lakes abound , and ...
... already indicated , exceptions to this rule . One of these is Picton Island , which resembles the south - west coast of England : the south part of it is moor and down , the north is covered with thick woods . Lakes abound , and ...
Page 154
... already more powerful and wealthier than old - established European states , and the capitals of which are cities of the first order , replete with every appliance of civilisation and every luxury of the Old World . Some of these ...
... already more powerful and wealthier than old - established European states , and the capitals of which are cities of the first order , replete with every appliance of civilisation and every luxury of the Old World . Some of these ...
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