The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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It does not appear that the origin of this popular error can now be traced ; it has , however , been adopted by poetical fiction , and has thereby acquired a kind of classical sanction . The authosities are all against it , neither can ...
It does not appear that the origin of this popular error can now be traced ; it has , however , been adopted by poetical fiction , and has thereby acquired a kind of classical sanction . The authosities are all against it , neither can ...
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The small remains of Medmenham , the ancient figure of Bisham Abbey , HarleyfordHouse and its woody uplands , are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Cliefden appear in the ...
The small remains of Medmenham , the ancient figure of Bisham Abbey , HarleyfordHouse and its woody uplands , are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Cliefden appear in the ...
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It appears , however , to have been fixed upon as a place of conference between Ethelred and the Danes in the year 1015 ; and that in seven years afterwards , in 1022 , Capute assembled here a council of the nation , when the laws of ...
It appears , however , to have been fixed upon as a place of conference between Ethelred and the Danes in the year 1015 ; and that in seven years afterwards , in 1022 , Capute assembled here a council of the nation , when the laws of ...
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On proceeding up the High Street , Queen's College appears on the north side of it . This structure , which is of stone , was begun about the year 1072 , and bears some resemblance to the style of the Luxemburgh Palace in Paris .
On proceeding up the High Street , Queen's College appears on the north side of it . This structure , which is of stone , was begun about the year 1072 , and bears some resemblance to the style of the Luxemburgh Palace in Paris .
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Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening , prospects appear , which have the contrasted charms of distance , grandeur , and beauty , On the eastern side , the scene is broken into two distinct views by the ...
Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening , prospects appear , which have the contrasted charms of distance , grandeur , and beauty , On the eastern side , the scene is broken into two distinct views by the ...
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| Title | The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River Volume 1 of The Thames; Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | Samuel Owen |
| Illustrated by | William Bernard Cooke, Samuel Owen |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Oct 20, 2007 |
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