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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The river enlarges as it approaches Letchlade , a town in Gloucestershire , situated on the confines of Berkshire and Oxfordshire , and receiving the waters of the Lech and the Coln , it becomes capable of navigating vessels from ninety ...
The river enlarges as it approaches Letchlade , a town in Gloucestershire , situated on the confines of Berkshire and Oxfordshire , and receiving the waters of the Lech and the Coln , it becomes capable of navigating vessels from ninety ...
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The small remains of Medmenham , the ancient figure of Bisham Abbey , HarleyfordHouse and its woody uplands , are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Cliefden appear in the ...
The small remains of Medmenham , the ancient figure of Bisham Abbey , HarleyfordHouse and its woody uplands , are succeeded by the town of Marlow , whence through various scenes of sylvan attraction , Hedsor and Cliefden appear in the ...
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Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of Kingston in Surrey .
Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of Kingston in Surrey .
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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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... the distance of about two miles and an half from Cirencester , a considerable town in the same county . The soil of the field where the spring rises is a fine gravel ; a very uncommon circumstance in the open country of Cotswould .
... the distance of about two miles and an half from Cirencester , a considerable town in the same county . The soil of the field where the spring rises is a fine gravel ; a very uncommon circumstance in the open country of Cotswould .
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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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