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 was built by Cardinal Wolsey , and partakes of the magnificence of his taste . His statue , a fine animated piece of sculpture , occupies a niche in the a 1 a south - east corner . The Hall is a.
It was built by Cardinal Wolsey , and partakes of the magnificence of his taste . His statue , a fine animated piece of sculpture , occupies a niche in the a 1 a south - east corner . The Hall is a.
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The quadrangle called Peckwater , is an elegant enriched building of the Ionic order , after a design of Dr. Aldrich , then Dean of the College , who was equally distinguished for taste and learning . One angle of it is entirely ...
The quadrangle called Peckwater , is an elegant enriched building of the Ionic order , after a design of Dr. Aldrich , then Dean of the College , who was equally distinguished for taste and learning . One angle of it is entirely ...
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Its principal . apartments are of grand proportions , and fitted up both as to furniture and embellishment , in a very superior and splendid taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small for the ...
Its principal . apartments are of grand proportions , and fitted up both as to furniture and embellishment , in a very superior and splendid taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small for the ...
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But though , in its returning progress , the same objects are seen , their appearance is so changed , and their perspective positions so varied , that the charm of novelty is still added to those of taste and On re - entering what may ...
But though , in its returning progress , the same objects are seen , their appearance is so changed , and their perspective positions so varied , that the charm of novelty is still added to those of taste and On re - entering what may ...
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The whole is a place of the first order : nature gave the outline , and taste has completed the picture . The buildings The correspond NUNEHAM COURTENAY . are but few , but they aid NUNEHAM COURTENAY .
The whole is a place of the first order : nature gave the outline , and taste has completed the picture . The buildings The correspond NUNEHAM COURTENAY . are but few , but they aid NUNEHAM COURTENAY .
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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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