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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... of the 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.
... of the 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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... taste and learning . One angle of it is entirely possessed by the Library , which is one hundred and forty - one feet in length . The upper part is fitted up with book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as ...
... taste and learning . One angle of it is entirely possessed by the Library , which is one hundred and forty - one feet in length . The upper part is fitted up with book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as ...
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... taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small for the first station , nor too large for any comfort . A considerable and very fine collection of pictures enhance its decoration ; among which are ...
... taste . It may be said with great truth of this mansion , that it is not too small for the first station , nor too large for any comfort . A considerable and very fine collection of pictures enhance its decoration ; among which are ...
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... taste and nature . On re - entering what may be called the Portico glade , a scene displays itself , which , in its kind , has no equal that we have ever seen , and is very superior , as we think , to the situation of the Temple of ...
... taste and nature . On re - entering what may be called the Portico glade , a scene displays itself , which , in its kind , has no equal that we have ever seen , and is very superior , as we think , to the situation of the Temple of ...
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... taste alone could not have formed the picture which has been so imperfectly described . Such an Arcadian scene must have been produced by an Arcadian imagination . Indeed , so much is there of invention and original fancy in the piece ...
... taste alone could not have formed the picture which has been so imperfectly described . Such an Arcadian scene must have been produced by an Arcadian imagination . Indeed , so much is there of invention and original fancy in the piece ...
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