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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... rich in verdure , penetrates a long arch of foliage up to the west end of the church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from thence to the family closet , being decorated with a semi - rotunda of Ionic columns ...
... rich in verdure , penetrates a long arch of foliage up to the west end of the church , which appears on an elevated situation , and the entrance from thence to the family closet , being decorated with a semi - rotunda of Ionic columns ...
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... rich and beautiful planta- tion , which thickens along the upper part of it . Here the extensive view of the country had originally no inter- ruption , so that the uniformity of prospect , however at- tractive in itself , was liable to ...
... rich and beautiful planta- tion , which thickens along the upper part of it . Here the extensive view of the country had originally no inter- ruption , so that the uniformity of prospect , however at- tractive in itself , was liable to ...
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... rich , but , strange as it may appear , not a glimpse is caught , from the principal floor , of the river which flows beneath it . The attic story alone catches a sight of the Thames . The other part of this view embraces Combe Lodge ...
... rich , but , strange as it may appear , not a glimpse is caught , from the principal floor , of the river which flows beneath it . The attic story alone catches a sight of the Thames . The other part of this view embraces Combe Lodge ...
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... rich , woody , upland country , on the opposite side of the stream , more need not be said to enhance the character of the place , which was , in every respect , suited to that of the late amia- ble owner of it . He was a man of ...
... rich , woody , upland country , on the opposite side of the stream , more need not be said to enhance the character of the place , which was , in every respect , suited to that of the late amia- ble owner of it . He was a man of ...
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... rich woods , spacious groves , wide - spreading lawns , and bold declivities , are in a style and form which the landscapes , that are enlivened and re- flected by the Thames , do not display in any other part of its course . Nature has ...
... rich woods , spacious groves , wide - spreading lawns , and bold declivities , are in a style and form which the landscapes , that are enlivened and re- flected by the Thames , do not display in any other part of its course . Nature has ...
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