The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble RiverVernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 - Thames River (England) |
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... of the Deans and Canons . It was built by Cardinal Wolsey , and partakes of the magnificence of his taste . His statue , fine animated piece of sculpture , occupies a niche in the south - east corner . The Hall is a noble.
... of the Deans and Canons . It was built by Cardinal Wolsey , and partakes of the magnificence of his taste . His statue , fine animated piece of sculpture , occupies a niche in the south - east corner . The Hall is a noble.
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... taste and learning . 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 ...
... taste and learning . 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 ...
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... taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small for the first station , nor too large for any comfort . A considerable and very fine collection of pictures enhance its decoration ; among which are ...
... taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small for the first station , nor too large for any comfort . A considerable and very fine collection of pictures enhance its decoration ; among which are ...
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... taste and On re - entering what may be called the Portico glade , a scene displays itself , which , in its kind , has no equal that we have ever seen , and is very superior , as we think , to the situation of the Temple of Victory and ...
... taste and On re - entering what may be called the Portico glade , a scene displays itself , which , in its kind , has no equal that we have ever seen , and is very superior , as we think , to the situation of the Temple of Victory and ...
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... the highly embellished grounds above them . The whole is a place of the first order : nature gave the out- line , and taste has completed the picture . The buildings NUNEHAM COURTENAY . are but few , but they aid NUNEHAM COURTENAY .
... the highly embellished grounds above them . The whole is a place of the first order : nature gave the out- line , and taste has completed the picture . The buildings NUNEHAM COURTENAY . are but few , but they aid NUNEHAM COURTENAY .
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