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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Page 238
... wild dance . The legend is that once upon a time a woman danced irreverently while Christ was passing by , so He turned her into a spider with a guitar marked on its back , and decreed that everybody it bit should be compelled to go on ...
... wild dance . The legend is that once upon a time a woman danced irreverently while Christ was passing by , so He turned her into a spider with a guitar marked on its back , and decreed that everybody it bit should be compelled to go on ...
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... wild tribesmen supply a constant whirligig of surprising scenes . Powder - play is still to be seen , a particular delight of the Moors since very old times . A number of men stand opposite each other as though about to dance a ...
... wild tribesmen supply a constant whirligig of surprising scenes . Powder - play is still to be seen , a particular delight of the Moors since very old times . A number of men stand opposite each other as though about to dance a ...
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... wild animals , and though packed with bear , caribou , deer , mountain goats and wild sheep , shooting is not allowed within its limits . The Great Divide After Banff , in the very bosom of the mountains , we continue along the swampy ...
... wild animals , and though packed with bear , caribou , deer , mountain goats and wild sheep , shooting is not allowed within its limits . The Great Divide After Banff , in the very bosom of the mountains , we continue along the swampy ...
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FRANCE | 9 |
The land and the peopleA rich variety of sceneryThe | 24 |
BELGIUM | 65 |
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