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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reaches Marlow serpentines through its vale in a variety of pleasing curves , as if it lingered to reflect the richness of the scenery on either side of it . The small remains of Medmenham , the ancient figure of Bisham Abbey ...
reaches Marlow serpentines through its vale in a variety of pleasing curves , as if it lingered to reflect the richness of the scenery on either side of it . The small remains of Medmenham , the ancient figure of Bisham Abbey ...
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These weirs , which are very frequent in the upper part of the Thames , and give a very pleasing variety to it , are artificial dams , or banks , carried across the river , in order to pen up the water to a certain height , for the ...
These weirs , which are very frequent in the upper part of the Thames , and give a very pleasing variety to it , are artificial dams , or banks , carried across the river , in order to pen up the water to a certain height , for the ...
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... the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the island with the shore , adds to the picturesque appearance of the scene , and the house in the distance crowns the whole .
... the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the island with the shore , adds to the picturesque appearance of the scene , and the house in the distance crowns the whole .
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Of the simplex munditüs , it affords a very rare and most pleasing example . Its interior arrangement comprehends convenience , elegance , and magnificence . Its principal apartments are of grand proportions , and fitted up both as to ...
Of the simplex munditüs , it affords a very rare and most pleasing example . Its interior arrangement comprehends convenience , elegance , and magnificence . Its principal apartments are of grand proportions , and fitted up both as to ...
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Nuneham is a curious , pleasing , and interesting object . It is built on a regular and uniformn plan ; house answering to house , and garden to garden , on either side of the road ; and though regularity is generally thought to ...
Nuneham is a curious , pleasing , and interesting object . It is built on a regular and uniformn plan ; house answering to house , and garden to garden , on either side of the road ; and though regularity is generally thought to ...
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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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