Picturesque Views on the River Medway: From the Nore to the Vicinity of Its Source in Sussex, with Observations on the Public Buildings and Other Works of Art in Its NeighborhoodT. and J. Egerton, 1793 - 206 psl. |
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Picturesque Views on the River Medway– From the Nore to the Vicinity of Its ... Samuel Ireland Visos knygos peržiūra - 1793 |
Picturesque Views, on the River Medway– From the Nore to the Vicinity of Its ... Samuel Ireland Visos knygos peržiūra - 1793 |
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Abbey againſt almoſt ancient Aylesford Bayham Abbey beautiful Biſhop of Baieux Boxley Abbey bridge building Burrowbridge caftle called caſtle Chatham church Cobham Cobham Hall confiderable courſe defign diſtance diſtinguiſhed Earl eaſtern Edward III Engliſh erected extenfive faid fame feems feven fhall fide fince firſt fituation fome formerly fpacious ftill remains ftone fuch gothic Henry Henry VIII Hever hiftory himſelf honour hops horſe houſe interfected iſland itſelf Kent King Knights Knights Templars landſcape laſt leſs likewiſe Lord Maidſtone manfion manor miles moſt muſt neighbourhood noble paffed pariſh paſs perfons pictureſque poffeffion poffeffor preſent preſerved purpoſe Queen raiſed refidence reſpect Richard II river Medway river Thames Rocheſter Saxon ſcene ſcenery ſeems ſeveral ſhe ſhips ſhould Sir Philip ſketch ſmall ſome ſpot ſpring ſtands ſtate ſtill ſtone ſtood ſtream ſtyle Sydney Thames theſe thoſe thouſand tion Tunbridge uſe venerable village whofe whoſe William William the Conqueror Yalding
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