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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... silver Thames flows beneath it , and , by its serpentine course through the vale which its waters fertilize , heightens and completes the unrivalled scene . This castle originated in the preference which William the Conqueror gave to ...
... silver Thames flows beneath it , and , by its serpentine course through the vale which its waters fertilize , heightens and completes the unrivalled scene . This castle originated in the preference which William the Conqueror gave to ...
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... silver : the principal subject is the story of Auro- clotus , king of Phrygia , and his three daughters weeping to death , by the side of the Helicon . The other rooms do not merit particular notice . The summit of the building presents ...
... silver : the principal subject is the story of Auro- clotus , king of Phrygia , and his three daughters weeping to death , by the side of the Helicon . The other rooms do not merit particular notice . The summit of the building presents ...
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... silver chan- deliers , brought from Hanover . The Queen's Audience Chamber . - The ceiling represents Britannia in ... silver frames , with correspondent silver tables and chandeliers , distinguish this apartment . The portraits consist ...
... silver chan- deliers , brought from Hanover . The Queen's Audience Chamber . - The ceiling represents Britannia in ... silver frames , with correspondent silver tables and chandeliers , distinguish this apartment . The portraits consist ...
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... silver , nor other costly thing meet for their purpose . The yeomen and grooms of the ward- robe were busied in hanging of the chambers , and furnish- ing the same with beds of silk , and other furniture of every degree . Then my Lord ...
... silver , nor other costly thing meet for their purpose . The yeomen and grooms of the ward- robe were busied in hanging of the chambers , and furnish- ing the same with beds of silk , and other furniture of every degree . Then my Lord ...
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... silver , set with lights , and a large fire of wood and coals . The next chamber , being the cham- ber of presence , was hanged with very rich arras , and a sumptuous cloth of estate furnished , with many goodly gen- tlemen to serve the ...
... silver , set with lights , and a large fire of wood and coals . The next chamber , being the cham- ber of presence , was hanged with very rich arras , and a sumptuous cloth of estate furnished , with many goodly gen- tlemen to serve the ...
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