The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble RiverVernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 - Thames River (England) |
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... Church , which may be considered as the chief glory of Oxford . The stately west front of the great Quadrangle is a mag- nificent Gothic building , three hundred and eighty - two feet in length , terminated at each end with two ...
... Church , which may be considered as the chief glory of Oxford . The stately west front of the great Quadrangle is a mag- nificent Gothic building , three hundred and eighty - two feet in length , terminated at each end with two ...
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... Church of the College is the cathedral of the diocese , which contains nothing remarkable but the stone roof and some beautiful paintings on glass . - The quadrangle called Peckwater , is an elegant enriched building of the Ionic order ...
... Church of the College is the cathedral of the diocese , which contains nothing remarkable but the stone roof and some beautiful paintings on glass . - The quadrangle called Peckwater , is an elegant enriched building of the Ionic order ...
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... church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from thence to the family closet , being decorated with a semi - rotunda of Ionic columns , supporting a dome , produces the elegant form of a temple of that Order . A ...
... church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from thence to the family closet , being decorated with a semi - rotunda of Ionic columns , supporting a dome , produces the elegant form of a temple of that Order . A ...
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... church is alone visible , the prospect is broken by a fore - ground of scattered trees , hanging down the lawn . To the left the ground falls abruptly into a glen in the park , but imme- diately rises into an irregular extensive brow ...
... church is alone visible , the prospect is broken by a fore - ground of scattered trees , hanging down the lawn . To the left the ground falls abruptly into a glen in the park , but imme- diately rises into an irregular extensive brow ...
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... ; and in the parochial church - yard , the grave of an ancient gardener is distinguished by the flowers which are cultivated around it . These may be said to be little things , but they nevertheless mark the character of that.
... ; and in the parochial church - yard , the grave of an ancient gardener is distinguished by the flowers which are cultivated around it . These may be said to be little things , but they nevertheless mark the character of that.
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