The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1 |
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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 its ...
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 its ...
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It is a large circular stone building , crowned with a dome , and enriched to profusion within and without with all the decorations of the Corinthian order .
It is a large circular stone building , crowned with a dome , and enriched to profusion within and without with all the decorations of the Corinthian order .
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To the right it sinks to rise again , after an easy bend , to another knoll of corresponding acclivity , but different form , and crowned with thicker shade , It falls more gently to the left , and continues in a succession of various ...
To the right it sinks to rise again , after an easy bend , to another knoll of corresponding acclivity , but different form , and crowned with thicker shade , It falls more gently to the left , and continues in a succession of various ...
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... belonging to Mr. Davenport , whose grounds stretch along the river to a considerable distance , and command , with the wood - crowned uplands on the Berkshire side . of the stream , a very pleasing view of Bisham Abbey .
... belonging to Mr. Davenport , whose grounds stretch along the river to a considerable distance , and command , with the wood - crowned uplands on the Berkshire side . of the stream , a very pleasing view of Bisham Abbey .
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To the north is seen the bold range of woody heights , crowned with Taplow , Cliefden , and Hedsor ; while to the south the river flows through one unvaried , uninteresting level , enlivened with no other objects than the summer ...
To the north is seen the bold range of woody heights , crowned with Taplow , Cliefden , and Hedsor ; while to the south the river flows through one unvaried , uninteresting level , enlivened with no other objects than the summer ...
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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 The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, William Bernard Cooke |
| Author | William Bernard Cooke |
| Publisher | Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | Mar 28, 2007 |
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