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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... ornamented spire , was added by the first Bishop of Oxford in the reign of Henry the Eighth . The elegant portico was raised by Dr. Owen , chaplain to Archbishop Laud , in the year 1637 . The High Street receives an additional ...
... ornamented spire , was added by the first Bishop of Oxford in the reign of Henry the Eighth . The elegant portico was raised by Dr. Owen , chaplain to Archbishop Laud , in the year 1637 . The High Street receives an additional ...
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... ornamented grounds , is a Druidical temple , which pre- sents a singular but curious and interesting object to certain parts of Park - Place , as well as to the adjacent country . This ancient structure was presented to Field Marshal ...
... ornamented grounds , is a Druidical temple , which pre- sents a singular but curious and interesting object to certain parts of Park - Place , as well as to the adjacent country . This ancient structure was presented to Field Marshal ...
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... ornamented ground is the accompaniment of the one , while the extensive and less enriched domain forms the usual state of the other . The principal front presents a very elegant and pleasing elevation . The centre consists of a pediment ...
... ornamented ground is the accompaniment of the one , while the extensive and less enriched domain forms the usual state of the other . The principal front presents a very elegant and pleasing elevation . The centre consists of a pediment ...
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... ornamented with the oak and chesnut . The walks are extensive , and open to very charm- ing views . Several small buildings are dispersed through the grounds , the principal of which is a temple , dedicated to Friendship , and was a ...
... ornamented with the oak and chesnut . The walks are extensive , and open to very charm- ing views . Several small buildings are dispersed through the grounds , the principal of which is a temple , dedicated to Friendship , and was a ...
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... ornamented with nautical devices , beautifully sculp- tured in basso relievo , by Gibbons . " The fruit , fish , and implements , " observes Lord Orford , " are all exquisite ; while the man and the horse may serve for a sign to draw ...
... ornamented with nautical devices , beautifully sculp- tured in basso relievo , by Gibbons . " The fruit , fish , and implements , " observes Lord Orford , " are all exquisite ; while the man and the horse may serve for a sign to draw ...
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