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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... island ( which forms a Greek province ) is 122,500 . XI . THE EGEAN ISLANDS " The isles of Greece , the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung . Eternal summer gilds them yet , But all except their sun is set ...
... island ( which forms a Greek province ) is 122,500 . XI . THE EGEAN ISLANDS " The isles of Greece , the isles of Greece ! Where burning Sappho loved and sung . Eternal summer gilds them yet , But all except their sun is set ...
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... islands . On a little island in the harbour is Castle Cornet , the old residence of the Governor . It was blown up in 1672 , and next day the Gov- enor's infant daughter was found peacefully asleep among the ruins ; she lived to be ...
... islands . On a little island in the harbour is Castle Cornet , the old residence of the Governor . It was blown up in 1672 , and next day the Gov- enor's infant daughter was found peacefully asleep among the ruins ; she lived to be ...
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... islands , touches tragedy closely . In the terrible eruption of May , 1902 , its Soufrière exploded with a force that devastated one - third of the island and killed more than two thousand of its inhabitants . Grenada Grenada is the last ...
... islands , touches tragedy closely . In the terrible eruption of May , 1902 , its Soufrière exploded with a force that devastated one - third of the island and killed more than two thousand of its inhabitants . Grenada Grenada is the last ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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