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 charms Italian meadows shower , The orange grove , the myrtle bower , The roaring cat'ract wild and white , The Lotos flower of azure light ; The fields where ceaseless summer smiles , The bloom that decks th ' Ęgean isles ...
The charms Italian meadows shower , The orange grove , the myrtle bower , The roaring cat'ract wild and white , The Lotos flower of azure light ; The fields where ceaseless summer smiles , The bloom that decks th ' Ęgean isles ...
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The steeple is lofty and light , and rises into a spire . The architect was Doctor Aldrich , Dean of Christ Church . OXFORD . New College is an handsome spacious stone building OXFORD.
The steeple is lofty and light , and rises into a spire . The architect was Doctor Aldrich , Dean of Christ Church . OXFORD . New College is an handsome spacious stone building OXFORD.
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The steeple is lofty and light, and rises into a spire. The architect was Doctor Aldrtch, Dean of Christ Church. OXFORD. New College is au handsome spacious stone building ; OXFORD.
The steeple is lofty and light, and rises into a spire. The architect was Doctor Aldrtch, Dean of Christ Church. OXFORD. New College is au handsome spacious stone building ; OXFORD.
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“ Of divers writings of consequence , and books which were found in the study , some they tore in pieces , and others they employed to light their tobacco , and others they carried away . They littered their horses with sheaves of wheat ...
“ Of divers writings of consequence , and books which were found in the study , some they tore in pieces , and others they employed to light their tobacco , and others they carried away . They littered their horses with sheaves of wheat ...
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Within the cloister a room is fitted up with the same good taste , and the glare of light is excluded by the pleasing gloom of ancient stained glass ; consisting of roses , coronets , and portcullises.
Within the cloister a room is fitted up with the same good taste , and the glare of light is excluded by the pleasing gloom of ancient stained glass ; consisting of roses , coronets , and portcullises.
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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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