The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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At a small distance from the spring , but on the high ground above it , runs the canal , made a few years since to form a junction between the Thames and the Severn : and about half a mile from hence , nearly opposite to the village of ...
At a small distance from the spring , but on the high ground above it , runs the canal , made a few years since to form a junction between the Thames and the Severn : and about half a mile from hence , nearly opposite to the village of ...
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... ground planted with trees , on the north - east part of the common , is just sufficient to divide the extensive prospect in these distinct pictures , which contain the leading features , or character of the country , through which ...
... ground planted with trees , on the north - east part of the common , is just sufficient to divide the extensive prospect in these distinct pictures , which contain the leading features , or character of the country , through which ...
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The ground on which it stands was formerly called the Lade , which conjoined with that of the contiguous river Lech , gives the compound name which the place bears . Here the Thames is so much encreased by the streams which flow into it ...
The ground on which it stands was formerly called the Lade , which conjoined with that of the contiguous river Lech , gives the compound name which the place bears . Here the Thames is so much encreased by the streams which flow into it ...
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a since much altered and enlarged under the direction of Mr. Brown , who superintended the disposition of the grounds and plantations . It is a plain , regular , and elegant stone edifice , consisting of a principal floor , between a ...
a since much altered and enlarged under the direction of Mr. Brown , who superintended the disposition of the grounds and plantations . It is a plain , regular , and elegant stone edifice , consisting of a principal floor , between a ...
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... picturesque effect , nevertheless , the screens of trees that stretch along before the cottages , with the intervals of garden ground , produce , in certain points of view , а a peculiar mixture of trees and buildings , wbich the.
... picturesque effect , nevertheless , the screens of trees that stretch along before the cottages , with the intervals of garden ground , produce , in certain points of view , а a peculiar mixture of trees and buildings , wbich 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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