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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... round town ( as the Dutch say ) with rounded streets and round domes and round people who laugh and talk roundly . The girls are comely , of a milkmaid type ; their sleeves are so tight that their arms are always scarlet ; and they ...
... round town ( as the Dutch say ) with rounded streets and round domes and round people who laugh and talk roundly . The girls are comely , of a milkmaid type ; their sleeves are so tight that their arms are always scarlet ; and they ...
Page 252
... round to face each other , proceed to put on their hats and begin to sway to and fro very gently . Their dance may ... round and round , swaying their bodies as they rattle their castanets , and sing rhymed couplets to " The glory of ...
... round to face each other , proceed to put on their hats and begin to sway to and fro very gently . Their dance may ... round and round , swaying their bodies as they rattle their castanets , and sing rhymed couplets to " The glory of ...
Page 347
... round the maypole just outside , and St. Clement Danes , whose famous bells are recalled by the nursery rhyme : " Oranges and lemons , say the bells of St ... round and the oblong or choir , the round being modelled The British Empire 347.
... round the maypole just outside , and St. Clement Danes , whose famous bells are recalled by the nursery rhyme : " Oranges and lemons , say the bells of St ... round and the oblong or choir , the round being modelled The British Empire 347.
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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