The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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Here is also shewn a curious relic in the crosier of William of Wykeham , the founder of the College . It is of silver gilt , seven feet high , and very much enriched with Gothic ornaments . We now proceed to the College of Christ ...
Here is also shewn a curious relic in the crosier of William of Wykeham , the founder of the College . It is of silver gilt , seven feet high , and very much enriched with Gothic ornaments . We now proceed to the College of Christ ...
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The meadows , refreslied by the silver stream , are , here and there , en . livened by single trees , or groupes of them , just sufficient to break the long level of coarser verdure , and to make theni harmonise with the highly ...
The meadows , refreslied by the silver stream , are , here and there , en . livened by single trees , or groupes of them , just sufficient to break the long level of coarser verdure , and to make theni harmonise with the highly ...
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The former is inclosed by a wall , and , being solely applied to the culture of flowers , is disposed in regular parterres , with a bason for gold and silver fish in the centre ; four small statues , allusive to their situation ...
The former is inclosed by a wall , and , being solely applied to the culture of flowers , is disposed in regular parterres , with a bason for gold and silver fish in the centre ; four small statues , allusive to their situation ...
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... unfolding its splendors to the sun , or the gold and silver pheasants , with their gorgeous and finely pencilled plumage , would appear to be the more associated denizens of this peaceful republic . At the entrance of an adjoining ...
... unfolding its splendors to the sun , or the gold and silver pheasants , with their gorgeous and finely pencilled plumage , would appear to be the more associated denizens of this peaceful republic . At the entrance of an adjoining ...
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... And form impervious thickets at our feet : Through aro.natic heaps of rip'ning hay , The silver Thames here wins her winding way ; While many a tower , and many a spire between , Shoots from the groves , and cheers the rural scene .
... And form impervious thickets at our feet : Through aro.natic heaps of rip'ning hay , The silver Thames here wins her winding way ; While many a tower , and many a spire between , Shoots from the groves , and cheers the rural scene .
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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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