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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... arms the charter of those liberties , which every Briton now enjoys beneath his own vine and his own fig - tree , in peace and security . Here Cowper's Hill rises in the view , and here we shall pause in our course , and give those ...
... arms the charter of those liberties , which every Briton now enjoys beneath his own vine and his own fig - tree , in peace and security . Here Cowper's Hill rises in the view , and here we shall pause in our course , and give those ...
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... Virgin , ( the Abbey seal , ) seated on a throne , and holding the infant Saviour in her arms , carved in marble , still remains , and is placed in a niche in the tower . ” 2de Poetry ( 1 t A TEMPLE HOUSE . THE MEDMENHAM ABBEY .
... Virgin , ( the Abbey seal , ) seated on a throne , and holding the infant Saviour in her arms , carved in marble , still remains , and is placed in a niche in the tower . ” 2de Poetry ( 1 t A TEMPLE HOUSE . THE MEDMENHAM ABBEY .
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... VENERANDO , CHRISTOPHERUS WREN , ARM . POSUIT . MDCCXIII . The church is an ancient and spacious fabric , dedicated to St. John the Baptist . There are several handsome mo- Engraved by W Drawn by Owen Esq tak ned WINDSOR WINDSOR .
... VENERANDO , CHRISTOPHERUS WREN , ARM . POSUIT . MDCCXIII . The church is an ancient and spacious fabric , dedicated to St. John the Baptist . There are several handsome mo- Engraved by W Drawn by Owen Esq tak ned WINDSOR WINDSOR .
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... arms ; while , at the same time , he enlarged the terrace made by Queen Elizabeth , and carried it round the south and east sides of the upper court . He also , in the year 1676 , faced it with a solid rampart of free - stone , and ...
... arms ; while , at the same time , he enlarged the terrace made by Queen Elizabeth , and carried it round the south and east sides of the upper court . He also , in the year 1676 , faced it with a solid rampart of free - stone , and ...
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... arms , curiously disposed . The pillars of the door , opening into the dining - room , are composed of pikes , on the top of which are two coats of mail , said to be those of John , King of France , and David , King of Scotland , who ...
... arms , curiously disposed . The pillars of the door , opening into the dining - room , are composed of pikes , on the top of which are two coats of mail , said to be those of John , King of France , and David , King of Scotland , who ...
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