The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 1Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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... British in 1703 , when England concluded the Methuen Treaty with the Portuguese . This Treaty was intended to spite the French by excluding their claret and giving a preference to Portuguese wines ; incidentally it foisted British ...
... British in 1703 , when England concluded the Methuen Treaty with the Portuguese . This Treaty was intended to spite the French by excluding their claret and giving a preference to Portuguese wines ; incidentally it foisted British ...
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... British manufacturers devised finer tissues which were eagerly bought by the Orientals themselves . British rivals were handicapped by having to return from distant lands with empty ships , so she beat them by adopting triangular routes ...
... British manufacturers devised finer tissues which were eagerly bought by the Orientals themselves . British rivals were handicapped by having to return from distant lands with empty ships , so she beat them by adopting triangular routes ...
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... British Tradition The British political point of view has also been transplanted to every clime . " As the law of England is the patrimony of every English subject by right of birth , " says ... British Success-British tradition ENGLAND.
... British Tradition The British political point of view has also been transplanted to every clime . " As the law of England is the patrimony of every English subject by right of birth , " says ... British Success-British tradition ENGLAND.
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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