A pocket companion for Oxford. [Entitled] A new pocket companion for Oxford: or, Guide through the University1815 |
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... walls , of which some parts are still remaining , were raised upon former foundations , about the time of the Conquest , by Robert D'Oiley , who erected the Castle at the command of the Conqueror in 1071 ; a work of great strength , and ...
... walls , of which some parts are still remaining , were raised upon former foundations , about the time of the Conquest , by Robert D'Oiley , who erected the Castle at the command of the Conqueror in 1071 ; a work of great strength , and ...
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... wall , with bastions at about 150 feet distance from each other , is of an oblong form , and about two miles in ... walls ; of which some part remains as a boundary to Merton College on the south and east and to New College , beginning ...
... wall , with bastions at about 150 feet distance from each other , is of an oblong form , and about two miles in ... walls ; of which some part remains as a boundary to Merton College on the south and east and to New College , beginning ...
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... walls , without intermediate support , its extent being 80 feet one way by 70 feet the other . In consequence of the failure of the original roof , it was taken off , and a new one in its present form was executed in the year 1802 ...
... walls , without intermediate support , its extent being 80 feet one way by 70 feet the other . In consequence of the failure of the original roof , it was taken off , and a new one in its present form was executed in the year 1802 ...
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... wall , which dis- covereth the open air , and maketh way for the de- scent of the Arts and Sciences , that are congregated in a circle of clouds , to whose assembly Truth de- scends , as being solicited and implored by them all . For ...
... wall , which dis- covereth the open air , and maketh way for the de- scent of the Arts and Sciences , that are congregated in a circle of clouds , to whose assembly Truth de- scends , as being solicited and implored by them all . For ...
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... wall at one end , seem rather to be upheld by the iron rail that is upon them , than supported underneath at the other . The pavement is of different coloured stone , brought from Harts Forest , in Germany . ยท The dome , which is 80 ...
... wall at one end , seem rather to be upheld by the iron rail that is upon them , than supported underneath at the other . The pavement is of different coloured stone , brought from Harts Forest , in Germany . ยท The dome , which is 80 ...
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