5000 Facts and Fancies: A Cyclopaedia of Important, Curious, Quaint, and Unique Information in History, Literature, Science, Art, and Nature ...Gale Research Company, 1966 - 816 Seiten |
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... allusion to the high degree of cul- ture possessed by its inhabitants . City of Magnificent Distances . A name given to Washington , D. C. , the capital of the United States , in allusion to the vast scale on which it was laid out by ...
... allusion to the high degree of cul- ture possessed by its inhabitants . City of Magnificent Distances . A name given to Washington , D. C. , the capital of the United States , in allusion to the vast scale on which it was laid out by ...
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... allusion to the settled cus- toms and grave deportment of its inhabitants . See Blue Laws of Con- necticut . Land of the Rose . A name some- times given to England , in allusion to the rose , which is the national emblem of that country ...
... allusion to the settled cus- toms and grave deportment of its inhabitants . See Blue Laws of Con- necticut . Land of the Rose . A name some- times given to England , in allusion to the rose , which is the national emblem of that country ...
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... allusion to the great number of palmetto trees that adorn its streets . Palmetto State . A sobriquet con- ferred upon the State of South Caro- lina , in allusion to the great number of palmetto trees within its borders . The palmetto ...
... allusion to the great number of palmetto trees that adorn its streets . Palmetto State . A sobriquet con- ferred upon the State of South Caro- lina , in allusion to the great number of palmetto trees within its borders . The palmetto ...
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