The Thames: Or Graphic Illustrations of Seats, Villas, Public Buildings, and Picturesque Scenery, on the Banks of that Noble River, Volume 1Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, 1811 |
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... feet above the river , but is so happily sheltered by woods and plantations , that it has every advantage , and none of the inconveniences of an elevated situation , or , at least , such as are very frequently connected with it . The ...
... feet above the river , but is so happily sheltered by woods and plantations , that it has every advantage , and none of the inconveniences of an elevated situation , or , at least , such as are very frequently connected with it . The ...
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... feet ; and while it conti- nues the road from Henley to Twyford , affords a passage beneath it , to the margin of the stream . This structure produces a very noble effect , whether seen from the valley , the water , or the meadows . It ...
... feet ; and while it conti- nues the road from Henley to Twyford , affords a passage beneath it , to the margin of the stream . This structure produces a very noble effect , whether seen from the valley , the water , or the meadows . It ...
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... feet in circum- ference , and is composed of forty five large stones , each of them about seven feet in height , from four to six in breadth , and from one to three in thickness ; and contains six perfect lodges or cells . The ...
... feet in circum- ference , and is composed of forty five large stones , each of them about seven feet in height , from four to six in breadth , and from one to three in thickness ; and contains six perfect lodges or cells . The ...
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... feet : Through aromatic heaps of rip'ning hay , The silver Thames here wins her winding way ; While many a tower , and many a spire between , Shoots from the groves , and cheers the rural scene . The poet might have added to his ...
... feet : Through aromatic heaps of rip'ning hay , The silver Thames here wins her winding way ; While many a tower , and many a spire between , Shoots from the groves , and cheers the rural scene . The poet might have added to his ...
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... feet allotted him , or the ex- pence to which he was limited , would admit . He never spared his semi - circular sweeps to encrease the dimensions of the apartments ; so that the exterior outline of many of his houses have a singular ...
... feet allotted him , or the ex- pence to which he was limited , would admit . He never spared his semi - circular sweeps to encrease the dimensions of the apartments ; so that the exterior outline of many of his houses have a singular ...
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