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 country through which it now runs is replete with beauty . The Streatly Hills , the sweet village of Goring , the splendid seat of Basildon , the woods of Hardwick , the ancient magnificence of Maple - Durham , and the pretty ...
The country through which it now runs is replete with beauty . The Streatly Hills , the sweet village of Goring , the splendid seat of Basildon , the woods of Hardwick , the ancient magnificence of Maple - Durham , and the pretty ...
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The magnificence of Windsor Castle , appearing on its brow on one side , and the Academic groves of Eton College on the other , form a scene of contrasted interest and contrasted beauty . The stately towers of the former long continue ...
The magnificence of Windsor Castle , appearing on its brow on one side , and the Academic groves of Eton College on the other , form a scene of contrasted interest and contrasted beauty . The stately towers of the former long continue ...
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The scenery of Ham Farm , Woo, burn Farm , and Oatlands , give beauty and splendour to its banks ; and having passed the small retired village of Shepperton , and flowed through Walton Bridge , its Middlesex side is decorated with a ...
The scenery of Ham Farm , Woo, burn Farm , and Oatlands , give beauty and splendour to its banks ; and having passed the small retired village of Shepperton , and flowed through Walton Bridge , its Middlesex side is decorated with a ...
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But willing labour's careful train , Crowns all thy banks with waving grain ; With beauty decks thy sylvan shades , With livelier green invests thy glades : And grace and bloom and plenty pours , On thy sweet meads and willowy shores .
But willing labour's careful train , Crowns all thy banks with waving grain ; With beauty decks thy sylvan shades , With livelier green invests thy glades : And grace and bloom and plenty pours , On thy sweet meads and willowy shores .
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It is not quite straight , which , by the different scenery its curve affords , increases the beauty and heightens the picturesque effect of the whole . The principal entrance into this place is over a stone bridge of eleven arches ...
It is not quite straight , which , by the different scenery its curve affords , increases the beauty and heightens the picturesque effect of the whole . The principal entrance into this place is over a stone bridge of eleven arches ...
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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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