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 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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Warehouses are also constructed in every requisite station on its banks , with all the machinery for lading and unlading vessels , and a system of lock - work , to remedy the various levels of the country through which it takes its ...
Warehouses are also constructed in every requisite station on its banks , with all the machinery for lading and unlading vessels , and a system of lock - work , to remedy the various levels of the country through which it takes its ...
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But these weirs are generally connected with various accessory and diversifying circumstances ; the mill , the fisherman's hut , or the cottage of the person who collects the toll , sometimes embowered in trees , but always connected ...
But these weirs are generally connected with various accessory and diversifying circumstances ; the mill , the fisherman's hut , or the cottage of the person who collects the toll , sometimes embowered in trees , but always connected ...
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The home part is broke into waving lawns , enlivened by single trees , and occasional groupes of them of various size and figure . Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening , prospects appear , which have ...
The home part is broke into waving lawns , enlivened by single trees , and occasional groupes of them of various size and figure . Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening , prospects appear , which have ...
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All these various objects , with their accessory circumstances , are seen in delightful succession and to the best advantage , in the course of a riding that leads from one charming scene to another , along the boundary of the park .
All these various objects , with their accessory circumstances , are seen in delightful succession and to the best advantage , in the course of a riding that leads from one charming scene to another , along the boundary of the park .
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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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