The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... visible when the river reaches Runnymede , where was obtained by our ancestors by threatened arms the charter of those liberties , which every Briton now enjoys beneath his own vine and his own fig - tree , in peace and security .
... visible when the river reaches Runnymede , where was obtained by our ancestors by threatened arms the charter of those liberties , which every Briton now enjoys beneath his own vine and his own fig - tree , in peace and security .
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The figure of the Virgin , ( the Abbey seal , ) seated on a throne , and holding the infant Saviour in her arms , carved in marble , still remains , and is placed in a niche in the tower . " The 10 be LEENA Engraved by Goo , looke Dror ...
The figure of the Virgin , ( the Abbey seal , ) seated on a throne , and holding the infant Saviour in her arms , carved in marble , still remains , and is placed in a niche in the tower . " The 10 be LEENA Engraved by Goo , looke Dror ...
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Beneath is the following inscription : - SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI GEORGIO PRINCIPI DANIE , HEROI OMNI SÆCULO VENERANDO , CHRISTOPHERUS WREN , ARM . POSUIT . MDCCXIII . The church is an ancient and spacious fabric , dedicated to St. John the ...
Beneath is the following inscription : - SERENISSIMO PRINCIPI GEORGIO PRINCIPI DANIE , HEROI OMNI SÆCULO VENERANDO , CHRISTOPHERUS WREN , ARM . POSUIT . MDCCXIII . The church is an ancient and spacious fabric , dedicated to St. John the ...
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... embellished the apartments , enriched them with paintings , formed a magazine of arms ; while , at the same time , he enlarged the terrace made by Queen Elizabeth , and carried it round the south and east sides of the upper court .
... embellished the apartments , enriched them with paintings , formed a magazine of arms ; while , at the same time , he enlarged the terrace made by Queen Elizabeth , and carried it round the south and east sides of the upper court .
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The Guard Chamber contains a small magazine of arms , curiously disposed . The pillars of the door , opening into the dining - room , are composed of pikes , on the top of which are two coats of mail , said to be those of John , King of ...
The Guard Chamber contains a small magazine of arms , curiously disposed . The pillars of the door , opening into the dining - room , are composed of pikes , on the top of which are two coats of mail , said to be those of John , King of ...
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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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