Yakuts said that somewhere in the south was Dauria, where a broad river watered fields of wheat in the summer sun.

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On the other, the broad St Lawrence River is a steely grey-blue, its opposite bank a distant misty outline.

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We came to a wide bend in the river, a stretch of good, flat growing land with broad poppy fields.

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In addition to royal suites for your guests, the estate's attractions include a 94-acre vineyard along the glistening French Broad River.

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Perhaps had he had the chance to enjoy cycling down Broad Street or punting on the river Cam, the history of modern finance might have been a little different.

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