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 Streatly Hills , the sweet village of Goring , the splendid seat of Basildon , the woods of Hardwick , the ancient magnificence of Maple - Durham , and the pretty village of Caversham , succeed each other , till the river approaches ...
The Streatly Hills , the sweet village of Goring , the splendid seat of Basildon , the woods of Hardwick , the ancient magnificence of Maple - Durham , and the pretty village of Caversham , succeed each other , till the river approaches ...
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The scenery of Ham Farm , Woo, burn Farm , and Oatlands , give beauty and splendour to its banks ; and having passed the small retired village of Shepperton , and flowed through Walton Bridge , its Middlesex side is decorated with a ...
The scenery of Ham Farm , Woo, burn Farm , and Oatlands , give beauty and splendour to its banks ; and having passed the small retired village of Shepperton , and flowed through Walton Bridge , its Middlesex side is decorated with a ...
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... The village spire , the busy town , The shelving bank , the rising down , The fisher's boat , the peasant's home , The woodland seat , the regal dome , In quick succession rise to charm The mind with virtuous feelings warm .
... The village spire , the busy town , The shelving bank , the rising down , The fisher's boat , the peasant's home , The woodland seat , the regal dome , In quick succession rise to charm The mind with virtuous feelings warm .
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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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A boat is kept in constant attendance for this purpose at the entrance next the village of Cotes . At the distance of near a quarter of a mile from the commencement of this subterraneous excursion , the opposite outlet towards Saperton ...
A boat is kept in constant attendance for this purpose at the entrance next the village of Cotes . At the distance of near a quarter of a mile from the commencement of this subterraneous excursion , the opposite outlet towards Saperton ...
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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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