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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... French rhyme with fig - leaf . It is the true seat of the governance of France intellectual , political and economic . The men who mould French thought are here ; the men who rule France politically are here , and here , too , are the ...
... French rhyme with fig - leaf . It is the true seat of the governance of France intellectual , political and economic . The men who mould French thought are here ; the men who rule France politically are here , and here , too , are the ...
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... FRENCH COLONIES AND POSSESSIONS The various French colonies will be dealt with in their proper place later on . At the close of the eighteenth century , the French had become unsuccessful as colonists , losing Canada , Haiti , and ...
... FRENCH COLONIES AND POSSESSIONS The various French colonies will be dealt with in their proper place later on . At the close of the eighteenth century , the French had become unsuccessful as colonists , losing Canada , Haiti , and ...
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... French is sometimes more practical than orthodox French , as in the use of nonante ( ninety ) , instead of the clumsy quatre - vingt - dix - four times twenty and ten - with which the French mystify mankind . And Flemish is a rude Dutch ...
... French is sometimes more practical than orthodox French , as in the use of nonante ( ninety ) , instead of the clumsy quatre - vingt - dix - four times twenty and ten - with which the French mystify mankind . And Flemish is a rude Dutch ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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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