The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble RiverVernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 |
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... arches of Henley Bridge , one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of Buckingham . We now come to the most beautiful part of a river that abounds in ...
... arches of Henley Bridge , one of the most elegant of the many structures that stretch across it , when its northern bank at Fawley is in the county of Buckingham . We now come to the most beautiful part of a river that abounds in ...
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... arches , in the shape of those of London bridge . It is in the direct road from Bur- ford to Faringdon ; but , from a ... arch , which continues the road , soon rejoins the main . current of the river . Drawn by S. Owen , Esq . Engravd by W.
... arches , in the shape of those of London bridge . It is in the direct road from Bur- ford to Faringdon ; but , from a ... arch , which continues the road , soon rejoins the main . current of the river . Drawn by S. Owen , Esq . Engravd by W.
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... arches , and five hundred and twenty - six feet in length , stretching over two distinct branches of the Cherwell and the land that divides them . It is a handsome structure , built from a design of Mr. Gwyn , who was a na- tive of the ...
... arches , and five hundred and twenty - six feet in length , stretching over two distinct branches of the Cherwell and the land that divides them . It is a handsome structure , built from a design of Mr. Gwyn , who was a na- tive of the ...
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... 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 , supporting a dome , produces the ...
... 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 , supporting a dome , produces the ...
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... arch to bend , To swell the terrace , or to sink the grot ; In all let nature never be forgot : But treat the goddess like a modest fair , Nor over - dress , nor leave her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spied , Where ...
... arch to bend , To swell the terrace , or to sink the grot ; In all let nature never be forgot : But treat the goddess like a modest fair , Nor over - dress , nor leave her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spied , Where ...
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