Arthur Young's Travels in France: During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789George Bell and Sons, 1906 - 366 pages |
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Page xi
... taken place within the last twenty years ; what then must be the transformation wrought during the course of a century ? Plantations , the sinking of wells , drainage , and irrigation , are fast fixing the unstable sands , making ...
... taken place within the last twenty years ; what then must be the transformation wrought during the course of a century ? Plantations , the sinking of wells , drainage , and irrigation , are fast fixing the unstable sands , making ...
Page xiv
... taken into account , also the the passing of the great educational act of 1886. At the School Board election , Hastings , 1889 , many voters could neither read nor write ! great advantages enjoyed by Brittany in respect of climate . xiv ...
... taken into account , also the the passing of the great educational act of 1886. At the School Board election , Hastings , 1889 , many voters could neither read nor write ! great advantages enjoyed by Brittany in respect of climate . xiv ...
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... taken in excellent temper ;. his journal must be described , for all that , as one long , graceful acknowledgment of courtesies and hospitalities , recorded in an age when anything like international friendship was rare in- deed . The ...
... taken in excellent temper ;. his journal must be described , for all that , as one long , graceful acknowledgment of courtesies and hospitalities , recorded in an age when anything like international friendship was rare in- deed . The ...
Page xxx
... taken place in these regions . The Suffolk farmer , as Arthur Young modestly calls himself , was in reality a country squire . His old home has been re- placed by a Gothic mansion , but nothing can be more squirarchal than the well ...
... taken place in these regions . The Suffolk farmer , as Arthur Young modestly calls himself , was in reality a country squire . His old home has been re- placed by a Gothic mansion , but nothing can be more squirarchal than the well ...
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... taken to London , sees Garrick in tragedy , and hears the Messiah . Another characteristic , equally familiar to us , is his deep admiration of personal beauty , and his delight in the society of graceful , attractive women . This , too ...
... taken to London , sees Garrick in tragedy , and hears the Messiah . Another characteristic , equally familiar to us , is his deep admiration of personal beauty , and his delight in the society of graceful , attractive women . This , too ...
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