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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... interest in Paris , but in the provinces there is often very little interest indeed , politics being regarded as a career chiefly concerning the politician him- self . Chamber and Senate , therefore , reflect public opinion less than in ...
... interest in Paris , but in the provinces there is often very little interest indeed , politics being regarded as a career chiefly concerning the politician him- self . Chamber and Senate , therefore , reflect public opinion less than in ...
Page 130
... Interest § 8 Proceeding to the North of Holland , we find the Frisians , the oldest and pleasantest race in Holland , strong , big - boned , fair - haired folk , whose language is so near to the English that " good butter and good ...
... Interest § 8 Proceeding to the North of Holland , we find the Frisians , the oldest and pleasantest race in Holland , strong , big - boned , fair - haired folk , whose language is so near to the English that " good butter and good ...
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... interest ; here also is " Alloway's Auld Haunted Kirk , " renowned for the adventures of Tam O'Shanter . Here you may see the spot where " Auld Nick " " Screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl , Till roof and rafter a ' did dirl . " Near ...
... interest ; here also is " Alloway's Auld Haunted Kirk , " renowned for the adventures of Tam O'Shanter . Here you may see the spot where " Auld Nick " " Screw'd the pipes and gart them skirl , Till roof and rafter a ' did dirl . " Near ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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