The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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It runs for about a mile , widening very considerably from the accession of several other springs , till it comes opposite to the village already named , which rises prettily on its upland situation , crowned with ...
It runs for about a mile , widening very considerably from the accession of several other springs , till it comes opposite to the village already named , which rises prettily on its upland situation , crowned with ...
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... to which place , or to use the language of Grafton in his Chronicle , “ to the soil where Oxford now standeth , the philosophers allured , by the pleasant situation of the place , removed , and there taught the liberal sciences .
... to which place , or to use the language of Grafton in his Chronicle , “ to the soil where Oxford now standeth , the philosophers allured , by the pleasant situation of the place , removed , and there taught the liberal sciences .
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The two projecting sides of the building are united by a wall with a spacious central gateway , over which is the statue of Queen Caroline , under a dome supported by columns ; a noble ornament , but in a most tasteless situation .
The two projecting sides of the building are united by a wall with a spacious central gateway , over which is the statue of Queen Caroline , under a dome supported by columns ; a noble ornament , but in a most tasteless situation .
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It proceeds from the northern side of the house , when the eye passing over a glade rich in verdure , penetrates a long arch of foliage up to the west end of the church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from ...
It proceeds from the northern side of the house , when the eye passing over a glade rich in verdure , penetrates a long arch of foliage up to the west end of the church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from ...
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... to the situation of the Temple of Victory and Concord , in Stow gardens , which has been so much admired by the landscape ... towards the house , and to a review of those extensive prospects which aggrandise its superior situation .
... to the situation of the Temple of Victory and Concord , in Stow gardens , which has been so much admired by the landscape ... towards the house , and to a review of those extensive prospects which aggrandise its superior situation .
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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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