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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... rising length of undulating lawn , beautifully wooded , and enlivened by herds of deer , unfolds itself to the view ; which the visi- tor may be induced to prolong from a seat that here invites him to repose beneath an elm of immense ...
... rising length of undulating lawn , beautifully wooded , and enlivened by herds of deer , unfolds itself to the view ; which the visi- tor may be induced to prolong from a seat that here invites him to repose beneath an elm of immense ...
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... rising from its own groves , with the woods beyond it : the intervening valley is watered by the Thames . Towards Abingdon , the spire of whose church is alone visible , the prospect is broken by a fore - ground of scattered trees ...
... rising from its own groves , with the woods beyond it : the intervening valley is watered by the Thames . Towards Abingdon , the spire of whose church is alone visible , the prospect is broken by a fore - ground of scattered trees ...
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... . The latter planta- tions of Marshal Conway are rising into height and thicken ing into shade , and consequently in a continual state of advancement towards that effect which their mature growth , it 47 PARK PLACE. ...
... . The latter planta- tions of Marshal Conway are rising into height and thicken ing into shade , and consequently in a continual state of advancement towards that effect which their mature growth , it 47 PARK PLACE. ...
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... rising grounds which form the base of Nuneham , and stretch on to such a length above the river , in such striking variety , and clad in all the richness of splendid cultivation , are combined with nothing of peculiar beauty beyond them ...
... rising grounds which form the base of Nuneham , and stretch on to such a length above the river , in such striking variety , and clad in all the richness of splendid cultivation , are combined with nothing of peculiar beauty beyond them ...
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... rising beyond it . Here is something uncommonly fine in this view : the parts are few , but they form a beautiful whole , and harmonize most happily with each other . From hence a willow - walk leads to a tomb of white marble , a solemn ...
... rising beyond it . Here is something uncommonly fine in this view : the parts are few , but they form a beautiful whole , and harmonize most happily with each other . From hence a willow - walk leads to a tomb of white marble , a solemn ...
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