The World of To-day: The Marvels of Nature and the Creations of Man, Volume 2Harry Johnston, Leslie Haden Baron Haden-Guest William H. Wise & Company, 1937 |
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Page 516
... look away while she divested herself of her precious jewels , and , no sooner were the unsuspecting ruffians ' backs turned than she seized the nearest sword and stabbed them all in the back . Thus was their chivalry rewarded by this ...
... look away while she divested herself of her precious jewels , and , no sooner were the unsuspecting ruffians ' backs turned than she seized the nearest sword and stabbed them all in the back . Thus was their chivalry rewarded by this ...
Page 720
... look ugly or badly dressed , however atrocious her taste may be . The worst that can happen is that she looks less pretty than her neigh- bours . Children play a great part in the life of the Japanese . In- deed there are so many of ...
... look ugly or badly dressed , however atrocious her taste may be . The worst that can happen is that she looks less pretty than her neigh- bours . Children play a great part in the life of the Japanese . In- deed there are so many of ...
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... look of antiquity , of desolation , of eternal peace , of a desert that has been a desert from of old and will continue a desert for ever . " No herds of cattle roam these barren steppes , only the guanaco , an untamed ally of the camel ...
... look of antiquity , of desolation , of eternal peace , of a desert that has been a desert from of old and will continue a desert for ever . " No herds of cattle roam these barren steppes , only the guanaco , an untamed ally of the camel ...
Contents
INDIA Concluded | 501 |
MALAYA BORNEO AND HONG KONG | 527 |
AUSTRALIA | 531 |
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