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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... hills is Vallauris , where pottery has been carried on as a home industry for generations with a style of its own , graceful flower - vases for the most part dark green with classical designs , and monster models of the local tree ...
... hills is Vallauris , where pottery has been carried on as a home industry for generations with a style of its own , graceful flower - vases for the most part dark green with classical designs , and monster models of the local tree ...
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... hill that was formerly near it , called the Toote - hill . A " Toot Hill " signifies a Beacon Hill , or a hill suit- able for a stronghold . In the second book of Samuel , the Au- thorized Version has " Nevertheless David took the ...
... hill that was formerly near it , called the Toote - hill . A " Toot Hill " signifies a Beacon Hill , or a hill suit- able for a stronghold . In the second book of Samuel , the Au- thorized Version has " Nevertheless David took the ...
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... hills and mountains , ravines , gullies , rivers , and precipitous cliffs . It has been compared in its clean - cut outline to a lovely emerald . But its beauty , like some of the other islands , touches tragedy closely . In the ...
... hills and mountains , ravines , gullies , rivers , and precipitous cliffs . It has been compared in its clean - cut outline to a lovely emerald . But its beauty , like some of the other islands , touches tragedy closely . In the ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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