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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... pleasing boundary to the north , which falls gradually down to Ox- ford . Here also Ifley Tower , on its high bank of the river , more sensibly unites with the towers of the city ; and thus , by lengthening its form , aggrandizes its ...
... pleasing boundary to the north , which falls gradually down to Ox- ford . Here also Ifley Tower , on its high bank of the river , more sensibly unites with the towers of the city ; and thus , by lengthening its form , aggrandizes its ...
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... pleasing shapes , the foliage of the trees forms such grateful outlines , which correspond so happily with the undulating surface that descends to- wards them , while different clumps make out such various and natural divisions , that ...
... pleasing shapes , the foliage of the trees forms such grateful outlines , which correspond so happily with the undulating surface that descends to- wards them , while different clumps make out such various and natural divisions , that ...
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... pleasing arrangement of pleasing parts which constitutes beauty , with a splendid inlet of country , and a bold display of its own scenes , which may be said to compose grandeur . The ample space is divided in a number of successive ...
... pleasing arrangement of pleasing parts which constitutes beauty , with a splendid inlet of country , and a bold display of its own scenes , which may be said to compose grandeur . The ample space is divided in a number of successive ...
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... pleasing retreat derives its name from a grotto which was the offspring of the late Lady Fane's taste and elegant industry , when this spot was the place of her residence . Though it remains a proof of her skill , and the great ex ...
... pleasing retreat derives its name from a grotto which was the offspring of the late Lady Fane's taste and elegant industry , when this spot was the place of her residence . Though it remains a proof of her skill , and the great ex ...
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... pleasing object on the opposite bank of the river , behind which , Basilden and its woods , with the Streatley Hills , rise in great beauty . The village of Whit- church , to which it belongs , has no other distinction than that of ...
... pleasing object on the opposite bank of the river , behind which , Basilden and its woods , with the Streatley Hills , rise in great beauty . The village of Whit- church , to which it belongs , has no other distinction than that of ...
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