The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 - England |
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... character of the building , and crowns the whole . It contains the bell which is so well known by the name of Great Tom of Oxford . The great Quadrangle , of which this superb range of building forms a part , is two hundred and sixty ...
... character of the building , and crowns the whole . It contains the bell which is so well known by the name of Great Tom of Oxford . The great Quadrangle , of which this superb range of building forms a part , is two hundred and sixty ...
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... character . The ob- jects of the prospects are here in more determined contrast ; the variety is increased , and the Thames is seen in all the meandering beauty with which it flows from Oxford ; in its fine long reach as it passes ...
... character . The ob- jects of the prospects are here in more determined contrast ; the variety is increased , and the Thames is seen in all the meandering beauty with which it flows from Oxford ; in its fine long reach as it passes ...
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... character is grandeur , but the grandeur is twofold ; beneath clouds it is solemn , and in sunshine it is splendid . The walk now reskirts the glade , repasses the Portico , and gradually descends towards the house , and to a review of ...
... character is grandeur , but the grandeur is twofold ; beneath clouds it is solemn , and in sunshine it is splendid . The walk now reskirts the glade , repasses the Portico , and gradually descends towards the house , and to a review of ...
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... character of the spot around Whitehead's urn , con- sidered in an insulated state , is pensive elegance : while its ... character of the whole . Old Carfax , on a bold prominence , at the extent of it , aids the awful character of the ...
... character of the spot around Whitehead's urn , con- sidered in an insulated state , is pensive elegance : while its ... character of the whole . Old Carfax , on a bold prominence , at the extent of it , aids the awful character of the ...
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... Englishman . But the whimsical propensity did not affect his mind , or gallicise his character , nor did he render it offensive to others . He indulged his fancy , and when his intimate friends made it an object of their sportive.
... Englishman . But the whimsical propensity did not affect his mind , or gallicise his character , nor did he render it offensive to others . He indulged his fancy , and when his intimate friends made it an object of their sportive.
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