The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River |
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The stately towers of the former long continue to give splendour to the prospect , and they scarce cease to be visible when the river reaches Runnymede , where was obtained by our ancestors by threatened arms the charter of those ...
The stately towers of the former long continue to give splendour to the prospect , and they scarce cease to be visible when the river reaches Runnymede , where was obtained by our ancestors by threatened arms the charter of those ...
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... in his floating towers , Brings home to us , and makes both Indies ours ; Finds wealth where ' tis , bestows it where it wants ; Cities in deserts , woods in cities plants ; So that to us , nothing , no place is strange , While his ...
... in his floating towers , Brings home to us , and makes both Indies ours ; Finds wealth where ' tis , bestows it where it wants ; Cities in deserts , woods in cities plants ; So that to us , nothing , no place is strange , While his ...
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There are two churches , one of which has a large , lofty , and handsome tower , that serves as a landmark to the surrounding country . There is also two ancient crosses still entire ; one of them is situated in the lower church - yard ...
There are two churches , one of which has a large , lofty , and handsome tower , that serves as a landmark to the surrounding country . There is also two ancient crosses still entire ; one of them is situated in the lower church - yard ...
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Cricklade , with its stately tower , is seen in the bottom . The Wiltshire hills , blending with those of Berkshire , form an high waving boundary to the right , and force the eye onwards over a rich country to Letchlade steeple ...
Cricklade , with its stately tower , is seen in the bottom . The Wiltshire hills , blending with those of Berkshire , form an high waving boundary to the right , and force the eye onwards over a rich country to Letchlade steeple ...
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A round tower as a dwelling- and wharf - house has been erected as a deposit for coals brought by the canal , in case the navigation should at any time or by any cause receive a temporary obstruction . Thus is the Severn bronght as it ...
A round tower as a dwelling- and wharf - house has been erected as a deposit for coals brought by the canal , in case the navigation should at any time or by any cause receive a temporary obstruction . Thus is the Severn bronght as it ...
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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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