The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble RiverVernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 - Thames River (England) |
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... admirably suited , in all its accessory parts , both in lawn , cover , and building , to its purpose ; and peopled , as might be supposed , from the mind that formed it , with those birds , both foreign and domestic , whose natures ...
... admirably suited , in all its accessory parts , both in lawn , cover , and building , to its purpose ; and peopled , as might be supposed , from the mind that formed it , with those birds , both foreign and domestic , whose natures ...
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... admirably calculated to com- pose and sooth the cultivated mind , and assist the contem- plations which at once improve and embellish it . The Thames is seen before and beside it , near and at a distance , through surrounding foliage ...
... admirably calculated to com- pose and sooth the cultivated mind , and assist the contem- plations which at once improve and embellish it . The Thames is seen before and beside it , near and at a distance , through surrounding foliage ...
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... admirably suited to the character of the structure to which it serves as a very superb entrance . It consists of two flights of steps , thirty - four in number , without a turning , and is surrounded by a gallery , twenty - feet in ...
... admirably suited to the character of the structure to which it serves as a very superb entrance . It consists of two flights of steps , thirty - four in number , without a turning , and is surrounded by a gallery , twenty - feet in ...
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... admirably executed and tastefully disposed , forming a very rare display of this kind of sculpture . The whole of the repairs and alterations of the altar were made at the sole expense of his Majesty . The painted windows form a very ...
... admirably executed and tastefully disposed , forming a very rare display of this kind of sculpture . The whole of the repairs and alterations of the altar were made at the sole expense of his Majesty . The painted windows form a very ...
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... admirably suited to our notions of the age and country , when and where the extraordinary transaction took place . The large fowl placed on the shore , in the fore - ground , have a sea wildness about them ; and as the food of that kind ...
... admirably suited to our notions of the age and country , when and where the extraordinary transaction took place . The large fowl placed on the shore , in the fore - ground , have a sea wildness about them ; and as the food of that kind ...
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