Jones' Views of the Seats, Mansions, Castles, Etc. of Noblemen & Gentlemen in England, Wales, Scotland & Ireland: And Other Picturesque Scenery Accompanied with Historical Descriptions of the Mansions, Lists of Pictures, Statues, &c. and Genealogical Sketches of the Families and Their Possessors : Forming Part of the General Series of Jones' Great Britain Illustrated, Del 2Jones & Company, 1829 |
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... taste , displayed in the reign of Henry the Seventh in the construction , the architect , it must be admitted , has made a very choice selection of the most perfect examples extant . Its irregularity of form , and variety of enrichment ...
... taste , displayed in the reign of Henry the Seventh in the construction , the architect , it must be admitted , has made a very choice selection of the most perfect examples extant . Its irregularity of form , and variety of enrichment ...
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... taste , and the gardens abound with all sorts of the finest fruit . About two miles to the south - east of the house is Saltash , one of the principal entrances into Cornwall , by a ferry over the Tamar . The houses of this town , all ...
... taste , and the gardens abound with all sorts of the finest fruit . About two miles to the south - east of the house is Saltash , one of the principal entrances into Cornwall , by a ferry over the Tamar . The houses of this town , all ...
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... taste of the time , when parallel terraces , formal walks , and other incongruities were in fashion . He dying , in 1749 , bequeathed the estate to Thomas Hussey Aprice , Esq . , who soon after sold the whole to Joseph Gascoigne Night ...
... taste of the time , when parallel terraces , formal walks , and other incongruities were in fashion . He dying , in 1749 , bequeathed the estate to Thomas Hussey Aprice , Esq . , who soon after sold the whole to Joseph Gascoigne Night ...
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... taste has smoothed the rugged brow of chivalry , and the high turrets and massive embattled towers no longer frown terrible to the eye of the awe - struck traveller . The ancient fortress has yielded to the genius of modern times , and ...
... taste has smoothed the rugged brow of chivalry , and the high turrets and massive embattled towers no longer frown terrible to the eye of the awe - struck traveller . The ancient fortress has yielded to the genius of modern times , and ...
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... taste , and has three carved pendants for chandeliers . The landing - places of the great Staircase are finely inlaid ; on the wall is a large painting , representing Francis Drewe , Esq . and his wife , the heiress of Rose , of Wotton ...
... taste , and has three carved pendants for chandeliers . The landing - places of the great Staircase are finely inlaid ; on the wall is a large painting , representing Francis Drewe , Esq . and his wife , the heiress of Rose , of Wotton ...
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Abbey ADLESTROP ancient arch architecture Arundell Avon Baron Bart Bath beautiful Berkeley Bishop Bishop of Bath bridge Bristol building built Castle centre Chapel Charles Church City Coningsby Cothelstone Court daughter and heiress descended died Digby distance Duke Earl of Pembroke east edifice Edward eldest elegant Elizabeth eminence Engraved entrance erected extensive father feet GLOUCESTERSHIRE grounds Hall handsome heir Henry Henry VIII Herefordshire hill House hundred Ionic order James John Geers Kentchurch King Knight LACOCK ABBEY Lady Landscape late lofty Lord Lordship Manor Mansion Marquess married miles Neale noble ornamented parish Park Parliament picturesque plantations portraits possession present principal front proprietor Quantock Hills Queen reign residence Richard rising river river Exe scenery SEAT Sherborne Castle side Sir John Sir Thomas Sir William situated Somerset SOMERSETSHIRE stone Stourhead succeeded tower town village Viscount wife WILTSHIRE woods
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Side 25 - For if those temples are well built, it is requisite that they be converted from the worship of devils to the service of the true God...
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Side 5 - About the end of the fifth, and beginning of the sixth centuries, the...