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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... displays itself , which , in its kind , has no equal that we have ever seen , and is very superior , as we think , to the situation of the Temple of Victory and Con- cord , in Stow gardens , which has been so much admired by the ...
... displays itself , which , in its kind , has no equal that we have ever seen , and is very superior , as we think , to the situation of the Temple of Victory and Con- cord , in Stow gardens , which has been so much admired by the ...
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... display of its own scenes , which may be said to compose grandeur . The ample space is divided in a number of successive parts , every where various , every where consistent , and no where licentious . Object succeeds to object ...
... display of its own scenes , which may be said to compose grandeur . The ample space is divided in a number of successive parts , every where various , every where consistent , and no where licentious . Object succeeds to object ...
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... display or sumptuous affectation . The flower garden , which is unrivalled , may be consi- dered as an episode in the great work , and demands distinct notice . It has no visible connection with the general range of pleasure ground ...
... display or sumptuous affectation . The flower garden , which is unrivalled , may be consi- dered as an episode in the great work , and demands distinct notice . It has no visible connection with the general range of pleasure ground ...
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... display of his own admirable temper . If , however , he had one fashionable folly , he had no fashionable vice , and his leisure hours were passed in the pursuits and embellishments of science . It was , we believe , at this period that ...
... display of his own admirable temper . If , however , he had one fashionable folly , he had no fashionable vice , and his leisure hours were passed in the pursuits and embellishments of science . It was , we believe , at this period that ...
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... display a scene of good order , active industry , moral duty , and humble piety , of which it were to be wished there were more examples . To these qualities may be added his ca- pacity for friendship ; nor can we pass unnoticed a very ...
... display a scene of good order , active industry , moral duty , and humble piety , of which it were to be wished there were more examples . To these qualities may be added his ca- pacity for friendship ; nor can we pass unnoticed a very ...
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