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 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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... and makes both Indies ours ; Finds wealth where ' tis , bestows it where it wants ; Cities in deserts , woods in cities plants ; So that to us , nothing , no place is strange , While his fair bosom is the world's exchange .
... and makes both Indies ours ; Finds wealth where ' tis , bestows it where it wants ; Cities in deserts , woods in cities plants ; So that to us , nothing , no place is strange , While his fair bosom is the world's exchange .
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To the north - west , the high country about Tetbury is the distant object , and to the north is seen the tower of Cirencester , with the Oakley woods , backed by the extending sweep of the Cotswold hills . The interval is composed of ...
To the north - west , the high country about Tetbury is the distant object , and to the north is seen the tower of Cirencester , with the Oakley woods , backed by the extending sweep of the Cotswold hills . The interval is composed of ...
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THE view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottom . of a wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the island ...
THE view of this beautiful spot is taken from the bottom . of a wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the island ...
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The park is a noble domain , containing twelve hundred acres , is finely varied with wood and forest scenery . ... Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening , prospects appear , which have the contrasted ...
The park is a noble domain , containing twelve hundred acres , is finely varied with wood and forest scenery . ... Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening , prospects appear , which have the contrasted ...
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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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