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The series has been designed to fill the place between official Blue Books on the one hand and the writings of occasional visitors on the other , to be authoritative and readable , and to give a vivid yet accurate picture .
The series has been designed to fill the place between official Blue Books on the one hand and the writings of occasional visitors on the other , to be authoritative and readable , and to give a vivid yet accurate picture .
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I learnt in time that the most efficient way to attract a waiter's attention was with a handclap , but until the end of my stay I would poise my hands for the clap and then relax and wait patiently to catch the waiter's eye .
I learnt in time that the most efficient way to attract a waiter's attention was with a handclap , but until the end of my stay I would poise my hands for the clap and then relax and wait patiently to catch the waiter's eye .
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Main Street is quiet at night ; a few couples walking hand in hand down towards the Sea Wall , or groups sitting on a bench talking quietly together . But if you walk the hundred yards from Main Street to Water Street , which is ...
Main Street is quiet at night ; a few couples walking hand in hand down towards the Sea Wall , or groups sitting on a bench talking quietly together . But if you walk the hundred yards from Main Street to Water Street , which is ...
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It is a position which carries social cachet , whereas a man who works with his hands on the land has hardly raised himself above the level of a slave . It is a psychological problem of very great importance to the prosperity of the ...
It is a position which carries social cachet , whereas a man who works with his hands on the land has hardly raised himself above the level of a slave . It is a psychological problem of very great importance to the prosperity of the ...
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Shakespearean quotations are always at hand to illustrate a conversational point and the letter columns of the three newspapers often contain fine , rolling sentences and references to classical authors . It is unfortunately far from ...
Shakespearean quotations are always at hand to illustrate a conversational point and the letter columns of the three newspapers often contain fine , rolling sentences and references to classical authors . It is unfortunately far from ...
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African agricultural allowed Amerindians appear become believe Berbice British Guiana brought building built called canals cause cent coast Colony coloured Commission Company Constitution Demerara difficult District drainage Dutch East Indian economic elected English Essequibo estates fact factory fall Federation fields forest Georgetown give given Government Governor ground Guianese hand important increase Indian industry interests Interior labour land leaves less live look Mackenzie manager matter means ment miles move Negro never officer once Party plantations political population possible prepared problems produced Report result rice river road Rupununi schemes schools seems slaves Street sugar survey taken tion told town trees turned various village West workers