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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 34
Page 111
... Dutch is their As the great Canning wrote : - meanness . " In matters of commerce , the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much . " This may only imply that they are very cautious and reso- lutely determined never ...
... Dutch is their As the great Canning wrote : - meanness . " In matters of commerce , the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much . " This may only imply that they are very cautious and reso- lutely determined never ...
Page 112
... Dutch to the Belgians and other belligerents was done on a large scale , and since the war there is probably no part of Europe affected by war in which the Dutch have not helped . National Temperament In personal intercourse , the Dutch ...
... Dutch to the Belgians and other belligerents was done on a large scale , and since the war there is probably no part of Europe affected by war in which the Dutch have not helped . National Temperament In personal intercourse , the Dutch ...
Page 119
... Dutch courage , ' which implies that nothing can be done in Holland without a stimulant , almost as unfair as " Dutch gold " for pinchbeck , talking like a Dutch uncle " for surly criticism , and " double Dutch " for gibberish . 66 The ...
... Dutch courage , ' which implies that nothing can be done in Holland without a stimulant , almost as unfair as " Dutch gold " for pinchbeck , talking like a Dutch uncle " for surly criticism , and " double Dutch " for gibberish . 66 The ...
Contents
FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
14 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Abbey Algeria amid ancient arches attracted beautiful béguinage bridge British Bruges buildings built canals capital carved Castle Cathedral centre century charm chief church coast colour crowds dance Donald McLeish Dutch England English Europe famous feet fish Flemish flowers forests France French galleries gardens Ghent Hall harbour hills Holland Holy houses huge hundred India island Italian Italy Kairwan King known lake land live London lovely magnificent mediæval modern Moorish Moors Morocco mountains Naples natives night North palace Paris peasants Photo Photochrom picturesque population province Pyrenees quaint railway remains river rock Roman Rome round ruins saints scene scenery Seville sorts South Spain Spanish sport square miles stands stone strange streets Swiss thousand tion to-day tomb tourists towers town trees Tunis Tunisia valleys vast Venice village W. H. Smith walls wild women wonderful woods Zuider Zee