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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... 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 washing the foot of that brow ...
... 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 washing the foot of that brow ...
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... magnificence , its great antiquity , the scientific apparatus it possesses , and the application which is and has for ages been made of it for the advancement of every branch of learning and science , is a proud boast of the country ...
... magnificence , its great antiquity , the scientific apparatus it possesses , and the application which is and has for ages been made of it for the advancement of every branch of learning and science , is a proud boast of the country ...
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... Deans and Canons . It was built by Cardinal Wolsey , and partakes of the magnificence of his taste . His statue , a fine animated piece of sculpture , occupies a niche in the south - east corner . The Hall is a noble.
... Deans and Canons . It was built by Cardinal Wolsey , and partakes of the magnificence of his taste . His statue , a fine animated piece of sculpture , occupies a niche in the south - east corner . The Hall is a noble.
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... magnificence . Its principal apartments are of grand proportions , and fitted up both as to furniture and embellishment , in a very superior and splendid taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small ...
... magnificence . Its principal apartments are of grand proportions , and fitted up both as to furniture and embellishment , in a very superior and splendid taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small ...
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... magnificence , and rivalled in wealth and grandeur the first abbeys in the kingdom . William the Conqueror resided here for some time ; and in this abbey his son Henry received his education . The abbey was a principal support of the ...
... magnificence , and rivalled in wealth and grandeur the first abbeys in the kingdom . William the Conqueror resided here for some time ; and in this abbey his son Henry received his education . The abbey was a principal support of the ...
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