Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789George Bell and Sons, 1889 - 366 pages |
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Page xiii
... village school . Had such schools existed we may be sure that he would have visited them , bequeathing us in a few graphic sentences an outline of their plan and working . The education of the people was a dead letter in France at the ...
... village school . Had such schools existed we may be sure that he would have visited them , bequeathing us in a few graphic sentences an outline of their plan and working . The education of the people was a dead letter in France at the ...
Page xvi
... villages which astonished Arthur Young a century ago , ready - made habitations hollowed out of the tufa or yellow calcareous rock abounding in the department . Sometimes in our walks and drives we have the backs of the houses towards ...
... villages which astonished Arthur Young a century ago , ready - made habitations hollowed out of the tufa or yellow calcareous rock abounding in the department . Sometimes in our walks and drives we have the backs of the houses towards ...
Page xix
... village curé , as well as his parishioners , adding to income by the sale of pears and greengages . " You have come only just in time , ladies , ” said the vicaire of one of these villages to my- self and friends , bent on making a ...
... village curé , as well as his parishioners , adding to income by the sale of pears and greengages . " You have come only just in time , ladies , ” said the vicaire of one of these villages to my- self and friends , bent on making a ...
Page xxi
... village industries , as well as village schools , were ignored by Arthur Young , because they did not exist . When , in 1789 , he passed within a few miles of the marvellously placed little cathedral city of St. Claude , the all ...
... village industries , as well as village schools , were ignored by Arthur Young , because they did not exist . When , in 1789 , he passed within a few miles of the marvellously placed little cathedral city of St. Claude , the all ...
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... villages of the Doubs , especially Ornans , home of the painter Courbet , so picturesquely placed , are also active centres of industry kirsch , fabricated from cherries of local renown , absinthe , tiles , nails , wire , are largely ...
... villages of the Doubs , especially Ornans , home of the painter Courbet , so picturesquely placed , are also active centres of industry kirsch , fabricated from cherries of local renown , absinthe , tiles , nails , wire , are largely ...
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