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... give the eye as much pleasure as if they were more dangerous . Both vale and hill are covered with most venerable beeches and other very reverend vegetables that , like most other ancient people , are always dreaming out their old ...
... give the eye as much pleasure as if they were more dangerous . Both vale and hill are covered with most venerable beeches and other very reverend vegetables that , like most other ancient people , are always dreaming out their old ...
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... give an illustration . The glass is gone from its windows , and the brasses from its stone pavement ; but its lovely fan tracery still remains , a splendid monument of its founder's taste , even in its present condition . The marble ...
... give an illustration . The glass is gone from its windows , and the brasses from its stone pavement ; but its lovely fan tracery still remains , a splendid monument of its founder's taste , even in its present condition . The marble ...
Page 52
... give an illustration . It consisted of three windows . on each side and a large east window , all originally filled with beautifully painted glass . The tower , above seventy feet high , is exquisitely proportioned . The chapel , which ...
... give an illustration . It consisted of three windows . on each side and a large east window , all originally filled with beautifully painted glass . The tower , above seventy feet high , is exquisitely proportioned . The chapel , which ...
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... give to St. David's the palm for lightness and elegance . The effect of its appearance is very greatly heightened by the absence of the roof , so that the arches of the parapet stand out against the clear blue sky in bold ST . DAVID'S . 55.
... give to St. David's the palm for lightness and elegance . The effect of its appearance is very greatly heightened by the absence of the roof , so that the arches of the parapet stand out against the clear blue sky in bold ST . DAVID'S . 55.
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... gives the same site , and report has spoken of ruins there found . A survey of the bay of Rye , however , has not brought any such ruins to light : the better opinion seems to be , that the ground which was submerged at the latter part ...
... gives the same site , and report has spoken of ruins there found . A survey of the bay of Rye , however , has not brought any such ruins to light : the better opinion seems to be , that the ground which was submerged at the latter part ...
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