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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... upper part of the Thames , and where that river becomes navigable for vessels of a small tonnage . By some writers it has been called Greekislade , or Greke- lade ; which names they have fancifully derived from the accounts given by ...
... upper part of the Thames , and where that river becomes navigable for vessels of a small tonnage . By some writers it has been called Greekislade , or Greke- lade ; which names they have fancifully derived from the accounts given by ...
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... upper part of the Thames , and give a very pleasing variety to it , are artificial dams , or banks , carried across the river , in order to pen up the water to a certain height , for the services of the mill , the fishery , and the ...
... upper part of the Thames , and give a very pleasing variety to it , are artificial dams , or banks , carried across the river , in order to pen up the water to a certain height , for the services of the mill , the fishery , and the ...
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... upper division of the Thames navi- gation , and possesses a full proportion of the landscape effect which has just been described : it is a scene where the eye , satiated with the glare of extensive prospect , may de- light to repose ...
... upper division of the Thames navi- gation , and possesses a full proportion of the landscape effect which has just been described : it is a scene where the eye , satiated with the glare of extensive prospect , may de- light to repose ...
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... upper part is fitted up with book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate accommodation , can scarce be ex- ceeded . The rooms below contain the collection of pic- tures bequeathed to the ...
... upper part is fitted up with book - cases , columns , & c . of oak , and for beauty of effect , as well as appropriate accommodation , can scarce be ex- ceeded . The rooms below contain the collection of pic- tures bequeathed to the ...
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... 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 scene , and the house in 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 scene , and the house in the ...
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