The Thames: Or, Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings and Picturesque Scenery on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1Vernor, Hood & Sharpe and W.B. Cooke, 1811 |
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... grove , the myrtle bower , The roaring cat'ract wild and white , The Lotos flower of azure light ; The fields where ceaseless summer smiles , The bloom that decks th ' Ęgean isles ; The hills that touch th ' empyreal plain , Olympian ...
... grove , the myrtle bower , The roaring cat'ract wild and white , The Lotos flower of azure light ; The fields where ceaseless summer smiles , The bloom that decks th ' Ęgean isles ; The hills that touch th ' empyreal plain , Olympian ...
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... grove ; The oak in lonely grandeur free , Lord of the forest and the sea ; The spreading plain , the cultur'd hill , The tranquil cot , the restless mill , The lonely hamlet calm and still ; The village spire , the busy town , The ...
... grove ; The oak in lonely grandeur free , Lord of the forest and the sea ; The spreading plain , the cultur'd hill , The tranquil cot , the restless mill , The lonely hamlet calm and still ; The village spire , the busy town , The ...
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... grove towards the Thames ; and , on the north , it is bounded by the village of Nuneham . Nuneham is a curious , pleasing , and interesting object . It is built on a regular and uniforın plan ; house answering to house , and garden to ...
... grove towards the Thames ; and , on the north , it is bounded by the village of Nuneham . Nuneham is a curious , pleasing , and interesting object . It is built on a regular and uniforın plan ; house answering to house , and garden to ...
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... grove to the north , glances over a charming glade , and is first caught by a long reach of the Thames , somewhat interrupted by trees , which flows , at the distance of about a quarter of a mile through the meadows in the bottom ; it ...
... grove to the north , glances over a charming glade , and is first caught by a long reach of the Thames , somewhat interrupted by trees , which flows , at the distance of about a quarter of a mile through the meadows in the bottom ; it ...
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... grove of fine elms ascends to the west end of the church , and the walk wind- ing round it reaches the principal portico of that beautiful structure . It consists of six large Ionic columns supporting a pediment , above which a dome ...
... grove of fine elms ascends to the west end of the church , and the walk wind- ing round it reaches the principal portico of that beautiful structure . It consists of six large Ionic columns supporting a pediment , above which a dome ...
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