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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... called the Thames head , near Cirencester in the county of Gloucester , which is particularly de- scribed in a succeeding page . It has been very erroneously named Isis , till it is joined by the Thame or Tame , about fifteen miles ...
... called the Thames head , near Cirencester in the county of Gloucester , which is particularly de- scribed in a succeeding page . It has been very erroneously named Isis , till it is joined by the Thame or Tame , about fifteen miles ...
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... called Isis , and after having run a very large proportion of its course , should re - assume the name of the Thames . From its source it flows on in a rivulet cha- racter , till it reaches Cricklade in Wiltshire , where being increased ...
... called Isis , and after having run a very large proportion of its course , should re - assume the name of the Thames . From its source it flows on in a rivulet cha- racter , till it reaches Cricklade in Wiltshire , where being increased ...
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... called Greekislade , or Greke- lade ; which names they have fancifully derived from the accounts given by some of the monkish historians , of a school or college , for the cultivation of the Greek lan- guage ; which they pretended was ...
... called Greekislade , or Greke- lade ; which names they have fancifully derived from the accounts given by some of the monkish historians , of a school or college , for the cultivation of the Greek lan- guage ; which they pretended was ...
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... Nothing curious or inviting belongs to it ; but on an elevated spot of Cricklade Common , called Windmill - hill , about a mile from the town , on the road to CRICKLADE . Malmsbury , the view is equally varied and CRICKLADE .
... Nothing curious or inviting belongs to it ; but on an elevated spot of Cricklade Common , called Windmill - hill , about a mile from the town , on the road to CRICKLADE . Malmsbury , the view is equally varied and CRICKLADE .
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... called the Lade , which con- joined with that of the contiguous river Lech , gives the compound name which the place bears . Here the Thames is so much encreased by the streams which flow into it as to be capable of receiving vessels ...
... called the Lade , which con- joined with that of the contiguous river Lech , gives the compound name which the place bears . Here the Thames is so much encreased by the streams which flow into it as to be capable of receiving vessels ...
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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