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 principal street runs from east to west , the entire length of the town , but under different names : the High Street , beginning at Magdalen Bridge , includes at least two - thirds of the whole ...
The principal street runs from east to west , the entire length of the town , but under different names : the High Street , beginning at Magdalen Bridge , includes at least two - thirds of the whole ...
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The stately west front of the great Quadrangle is a magnificent Gothic building , three hundred and eighty - two feet in length , terminated at each end with two corresponding turrets . The central gate forms a noble entrance , and over ...
The stately west front of the great Quadrangle is a magnificent Gothic building , three hundred and eighty - two feet in length , terminated at each end with two corresponding turrets . The central gate forms a noble entrance , and over ...
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One angle of it is entirely possessed by the Library , which is one hundred and forty - one feet in length . The upper part is fitted up with . book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate ...
One angle of it is entirely possessed by the Library , which is one hundred and forty - one feet in length . The upper part is fitted up with . book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate ...
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From the same place along the terrace on the northern side , round the hill , at termination of it , and back again , is somewhat more than twice that length . From this central point we shall begin our description . , The fore ground ...
From the same place along the terrace on the northern side , round the hill , at termination of it , and back again , is somewhat more than twice that length . From this central point we shall begin our description . , The fore ground ...
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... extreme line of it , inclining gradually to the water , lets in the blue hills of Berkshire , wbieli , ranging on to join those of Wiltshire , above the White Horse Vale , are at length lost in the azure of a very distant horizon .
... extreme line of it , inclining gradually to the water , lets in the blue hills of Berkshire , wbieli , ranging on to join those of Wiltshire , above the White Horse Vale , are at length lost in the azure of a very distant horizon .
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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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