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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... light and beauti- ful colonade , which is embellished with the several devices peculiar to the Sovereign and the order of the garter . The new organ , erected by Mr. Green , was the particular donation of his Majesty , and is a superior ...
... light and beauti- ful colonade , which is embellished with the several devices peculiar to the Sovereign and the order of the garter . The new organ , erected by Mr. Green , was the particular donation of his Majesty , and is a superior ...
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... light in which it is placed . The west window in the south aisle is the work of the same artists , and represents the Nativity . The Virgin Mary is seated with the infant Jesus sleeping in her lap ; and Joseph , with the most devout ...
... light in which it is placed . The west window in the south aisle is the work of the same artists , and represents the Nativity . The Virgin Mary is seated with the infant Jesus sleeping in her lap ; and Joseph , with the most devout ...
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... light on the subject himself ; he defines it to be " what pleases the eye . " He says , though this word ( of so extensive a meaning ) has no place of its own in Johnson , he was not unacquainted with it ; for he uses it in his fifth ...
... light on the subject himself ; he defines it to be " what pleases the eye . " He says , though this word ( of so extensive a meaning ) has no place of its own in Johnson , he was not unacquainted with it ; for he uses it in his fifth ...
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... light and shade , and form . The sublime affects us with awe and terror ; the beautiful with admira- tion and repose ; the picturesque with an animated enliven- ing irritation , which awakens curiosity . It is obvious to which of these ...
... light and shade , and form . The sublime affects us with awe and terror ; the beautiful with admira- tion and repose ; the picturesque with an animated enliven- ing irritation , which awakens curiosity . It is obvious to which of these ...
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... light and shade , and reflection , and all this again reflected in the river . From what has been said , it will appear that these Old Houses are , exclusively , picturesque . Drawn by S. Owen Efe . Engraved by W. Cooke.
... light and shade , and reflection , and all this again reflected in the river . From what has been said , it will appear that these Old Houses are , exclusively , picturesque . Drawn by S. Owen Efe . Engraved by W. Cooke.
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