The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... the fine improvements of Park Place , it flows through the arches of Henley Bridge , one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of Buckingham .
... the fine improvements of Park Place , it flows through the arches of Henley Bridge , one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of Buckingham .
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Radcot bridge consists of three arches , in the shape of those of London bridge . ... winds round a meadow , and , after passing through a handsome stone arch , which continues the road , soon rejoins the main current of the river .
Radcot bridge consists of three arches , in the shape of those of London bridge . ... winds round a meadow , and , after passing through a handsome stone arch , which continues the road , soon rejoins the main current of the river .
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The principal entrance into this place is over a stone bridge of eleven arches , and five hundred and twenty - six feet in length , stretching over two distinct branches of the Cherwell and the land that divides them .
The principal entrance into this place is over a stone bridge of eleven arches , and five hundred and twenty - six feet in length , stretching over two distinct branches of the Cherwell and the land that divides them .
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It proceeds from the northern side of the house , when the eye passing over a glade rich in verdure , penetrates a long arch of foliage up to the west end of the church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from ...
It proceeds from the northern side of the house , when the eye passing over a glade rich in verdure , penetrates a long arch of foliage up to the west end of the church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from ...
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... or the arch to bend , To swell the terrace , or to sink the grot ; In all let nature never be forgot : But treat the goddess like a modest fair , Nor over - dress , nor leave her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be ...
... or the arch to bend , To swell the terrace , or to sink the grot ; In all let nature never be forgot : But treat the goddess like a modest fair , Nor over - dress , nor leave her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be ...
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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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