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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... stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of King- ston in Surrey . The river now assumes a more polished , and , as ...
... stream glides on between the royal Park on the one side , and the elegant country houses of Thames Ditton on the other , till it reaches the ancient county town of King- ston in Surrey . The river now assumes a more polished , and , as ...
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... streams all these resign : Still none , oh Thames ! shall vie with thine . Far other charms than they possess , Thy ever verdant margin bless . Where peace with freedom , hand in hand , Walks forth along the sparkling strand ; And ...
... streams all these resign : Still none , oh Thames ! shall vie with thine . Far other charms than they possess , Thy ever verdant margin bless . Where peace with freedom , hand in hand , Walks forth along the sparkling strand ; And ...
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... stream from the borders of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire . But on the au- thority of ancient maps , deeds , and other antiquarian docu- ments , as well as the name of the spot itself , which in all time has borne the title of the Thames ...
... stream from the borders of Gloucestershire and Wiltshire . But on the au- thority of ancient maps , deeds , and other antiquarian docu- ments , as well as the name of the spot itself , which in all time has borne the title of the Thames ...
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... , and is descriptive of the soil in the en- virons of the place ; or from two Saxon words , epacca , a brook , and ladean to empty ; as the Churn and the Rey dis- 49 charge their tributary streams into the Thames in its imme-
... , and is descriptive of the soil in the en- virons of the place ; or from two Saxon words , epacca , a brook , and ladean to empty ; as the Churn and the Rey dis- 49 charge their tributary streams into the Thames in its imme-
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... streams into the Thames in its imme- diate neighbourhood . This place was far more considerable in former times than in our day ; as , in the Red Book of the Exchequer , it is re- corded , that there once belonged to it a thousand and ...
... streams into the Thames in its imme- diate neighbourhood . This place was far more considerable in former times than in our day ; as , in the Red Book of the Exchequer , it is re- corded , that there once belonged to it a thousand and ...
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Abbey adorned afterwards ancient appears arch banks beauty beneath Berkshire Bisham Abbey bridge building ceiling chamber chapel character charming choir church College Cooke Cookham Cricklade crowned decorated display distance distinguished Drawn Duke Earl Edward the Fourth elegant enriched entrance erected Eton College Fawley FAWLEY COURT feet garden Garter grotto ground grove HAMPTON COURT Henley Henley Bridge Henry the Eighth Henry the Seventh Hill honour hundred Inigo Jones King King's knights Lady landscape lawn Lord magnificence Maidenhead Bridge Majesty Marlow miles noble NUNEHAM COURTENAY object ornamented Owen Esq Oxford painted palace Park Place picture picturesque pleasing portrait possesses present Prince principal Queen racter reign represented residence rich rising river royal scene scenery seat seen Shiplake Lock silver situation spacious spire spot stone structure Taplow taste Thames Thames Head tion Titian tower town trees Twickenham Vandyck variety village William window WINDSOR CASTLE woods