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Word: islandian (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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There were old and great Islandian families, but none were vastly wealthy, and none knew want. They were free from venereal diseases, and very vigilant lest foreigners import them. They felt a reverence for the soil in which the esthetic and the utilitarian were inseparable. When Consul Lang tried to sell them on the time-saving uses of U.S. farm machinery, they were far less interested in time-saving than in the indecent strain which would be put on their horses...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Daydream | 5/18/1942 | See Source »

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