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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... 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 . * The Thames now continues its course to Henley , and after ...
... 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 . * The Thames now continues its course to Henley , and after ...
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... woods in cities plants ; So that to us , nothing , no place is strange , While his fair bosom is the world's exchange , O could I flow like thee , and make my streami My great example as it is my theme ! Though deep yet clear ; though ...
... woods in cities plants ; So that to us , nothing , no place is strange , While his fair bosom is the world's exchange , O could I flow like thee , and make my streami My great example as it is my theme ! Though deep yet clear ; though ...
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... woods , backed by the extending sweep of the Cotswold hills . The interval is composed of rich , woody lowlands , where the village and the spire vary . the scene ; and through which , though the water is not vi- sible , the early ...
... woods , backed by the extending sweep of the Cotswold hills . The interval is composed of rich , woody lowlands , where the village and the spire vary . the scene ; and through which , though the water is not vi- sible , the early ...
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... wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the island with the shore , adds to the picturesque appearance of the ...
... wood , which declines from the upper part of the park to the banks of the Thames , which are here enlivened by two pleasing cottages : the bridge , by connecting the island with the shore , adds to the picturesque appearance of the ...
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... wood and forest scenery . The home part is broke into waving lawns , enlivened by single trees , and occasional groupes of them of various size and figure . Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening ...
... wood and forest scenery . The home part is broke into waving lawns , enlivened by single trees , and occasional groupes of them of various size and figure . Thick woods form the general boundary , and where they offer an opening ...
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