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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... producing that temporary concealment , which gives fresh spirit , as it were , to the re - appearance of the pros- pect ... produced by it . A broad gravel walk leads through this plantation , in a gently bending line , and with an easy ...
... producing that temporary concealment , which gives fresh spirit , as it were , to the re - appearance of the pros- pect ... produced by it . A broad gravel walk leads through this plantation , in a gently bending line , and with an easy ...
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... produce sameness , and , in their contrast , there is neither abruptness or singularity . The woods are extensive ; beautiful in themselves , and ennobled by the Thames , which flows beneath them . The meadows , refreshed by the silver ...
... produce sameness , and , in their contrast , there is neither abruptness or singularity . The woods are extensive ; beautiful in themselves , and ennobled by the Thames , which flows beneath them . The meadows , refreshed by the silver ...
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... producing frivolous 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 ...
... producing frivolous 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 ...
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... produced by an Arcadian imagination . Indeed , so much is there of invention and original fancy in the piece , that the genius of poetry could alone have com- posed it . Nuneham is a place of the first beauty : Nune- ham , however , may ...
... produced by an Arcadian imagination . Indeed , so much is there of invention and original fancy in the piece , that the genius of poetry could alone have com- posed it . Nuneham is a place of the first beauty : Nune- ham , however , may ...
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... produced the set of etchings , which are highly estimated by the collectors in that branch of art , and which the late Lord Orford mentions in his works as a very beautiful specimen of it . The French fancy , however , wore away , and ...
... produced the set of etchings , which are highly estimated by the collectors in that branch of art , and which the late Lord Orford mentions in his works as a very beautiful specimen of it . The French fancy , however , wore away , and ...
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