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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... village of Goring , the splendid seat of Basildon , the woods of Hardwick , the ancient magnificence of Maple - Durham , and the pretty village of Caversham , succeed each other , till the river approaches the vicinity of Reading ...
... village of Goring , the splendid seat of Basildon , the woods of Hardwick , the ancient magnificence of Maple - Durham , and the pretty village of Caversham , succeed each other , till the river approaches the vicinity of Reading ...
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... village of Shepperton , and flowed through Walton Bridge , its Middlesex side is decorated with a long line of handsome man- sions that form the beauty of Sunbury and Hampton . Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream ...
... village of Shepperton , and flowed through Walton Bridge , its Middlesex side is decorated with a long line of handsome man- sions that form the beauty of Sunbury and Hampton . Here the palace is a magnificent object , and the stream ...
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... village spire , the busy town , The shelving bank , the rising down , The fisher's boat , the peasant's home , The woodland seat , the regal dome , In quick succession rise to charm The mind with virtuous feelings warm . Till where thy ...
... village spire , the busy town , The shelving bank , the rising down , The fisher's boat , the peasant's home , The woodland seat , the regal dome , In quick succession rise to charm The mind with virtuous feelings warm . Till where thy ...
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... village already named , which rises prettily on its upland situation , crowned with its taper spire , an object that en- livens the surrounding country . The stream now acquires the breadth of about twelve yards , over which there is a ...
... village already named , which rises prettily on its upland situation , crowned with its taper spire , an object that en- livens the surrounding country . The stream now acquires the breadth of about twelve yards , over which there is a ...
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... village of Cotes . At the distance of near a quarter of a mile from the com- mencement of this subterraneous excursion , the opposite outlet towards Saperton , though as just mentioned in a direct line , is completely eclipsed by the ...
... village of Cotes . At the distance of near a quarter of a mile from the com- mencement of this subterraneous excursion , the opposite outlet towards Saperton , though as just mentioned in a direct line , is completely eclipsed by the ...
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