The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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... are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Cliefden appear ... the Academic groves of Eton College on the other , form a scene of contrasted interest and contrasted beauty .
... are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Cliefden appear ... the Academic groves of Eton College on the other , form a scene of contrasted interest and contrasted beauty .
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The interval is composed of rich , woody lowlands , where the village and the spire vary . the scene ; and through which , though the water is not visible , the early course of the Thames is marked by the meandering range of willows on ...
The interval is composed of rich , woody lowlands , where the village and the spire vary . the scene ; and through which , though the water is not visible , the early course of the Thames is marked by the meandering range of willows on ...
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... the mill , the fisherman's hut , or the cottage of the person who collects the toll , sometimes embowered in trees , but always connected with them , heighten and vary the character and humble beauties of the scene .
... the mill , the fisherman's hut , or the cottage of the person who collects the toll , sometimes embowered in trees , but always connected with them , heighten and vary the character and humble beauties of the scene .
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sary appendages to the upper division of the Thames nari . gation , and possesses a full proportion of the landscape effect which has just been described : it is a scene where the eye , satiated with the glare of extensive prospect ...
sary appendages to the upper division of the Thames nari . gation , and possesses a full proportion of the landscape effect which has just been described : it is a scene where the eye , satiated with the glare of extensive prospect ...
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On the death of the latter monarch in 1086 , another great national council was held , and it afterwards became the scene of many important transactions . The Castle was erected by Robert D'Oilie , at the command of William the ...
On the death of the latter monarch in 1086 , another great national council was held , and it afterwards became the scene of many important transactions . The Castle was erected by Robert D'Oilie , at the command of William 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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