A Picturesque Tour of the River Thames in Its Western Course: Including Particular Descriptions of Richmond, Windsor and Hampton CourtH.G. Bohn, 1845 - 356 pages |
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... CHARLES JAMES ib . Hitcham Staines . . 241 Burnham Stanwell 242 Cookham Maidenhead Excursion to Windsor and its Vicinage 244 Bray Clewer Paddington ib . • • Upton STERNE , LAWRENCE . 246 Eton Westbourne Green Wormwood Scrubbs Ealing ...
... CHARLES JAMES ib . Hitcham Staines . . 241 Burnham Stanwell 242 Cookham Maidenhead Excursion to Windsor and its Vicinage 244 Bray Clewer Paddington ib . • • Upton STERNE , LAWRENCE . 246 Eton Westbourne Green Wormwood Scrubbs Ealing ...
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... Charles II . , and completed by William III . It was built by Sir Christopher Wren , on the site of an old college which had escheated to the crown , at an expense of £ 150,000 . The principal building consists of a large quadrangle ...
... Charles II . , and completed by William III . It was built by Sir Christopher Wren , on the site of an old college which had escheated to the crown , at an expense of £ 150,000 . The principal building consists of a large quadrangle ...
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... Charles II . , is vulgarly sup- posed to have originated the idea of this asylum for those brave men who have worn out their strength in the service of their country . There is no shadow of foundation for this supposition ; nor is it at ...
... Charles II . , is vulgarly sup- posed to have originated the idea of this asylum for those brave men who have worn out their strength in the service of their country . There is no shadow of foundation for this supposition ; nor is it at ...
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... Charles II .; Bishop Fowler , Sir Robert Walpole , Sir Richard Steele , Dr. Mead , Addison , the celebrated John Locke , and Dr. Smollett , have resided in Chelsea . The quarrel between Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton , which ended ...
... Charles II .; Bishop Fowler , Sir Robert Walpole , Sir Richard Steele , Dr. Mead , Addison , the celebrated John Locke , and Dr. Smollett , have resided in Chelsea . The quarrel between Lord Mohun and the Duke of Hamilton , which ended ...
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... Charles James Fox . Once more , in 1804 , we find Pitt in his position for the second time as war minister , exerting all the energy of his character to destroy Napoleon ; but again without success , ―the coalition he succeeded in ...
... Charles James Fox . Once more , in 1804 , we find Pitt in his position for the second time as war minister , exerting all the energy of his character to destroy Napoleon ; but again without success , ―the coalition he succeeded in ...
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