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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... 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 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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... pleasing . shape of the grounds is of the happiest cast ; and it need not be added , that nature would receive every help that art could offer , when it is considered , that the work of improve- ment was entrusted to the direction of Mr ...
... pleasing . shape of the grounds is of the happiest cast ; and it need not be added , that nature would receive every help that art could offer , when it is considered , that the work of improve- ment was entrusted to the direction of Mr ...
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