The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Volume 15, Part 1Thomas Maiden, 1814 - Architecture |
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... monuments to several of the Leigh family , among which is that sacred to Alice , Duchess Dudley , and her daughter . The effigies of the deceased are represented in a re- cumbent posture , beneath a canopy with arms on the facing . The ...
... monuments to several of the Leigh family , among which is that sacred to Alice , Duchess Dudley , and her daughter . The effigies of the deceased are represented in a re- cumbent posture , beneath a canopy with arms on the facing . The ...
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... monuments of sepul- ture for some military persons in those days . " From these traces , and from the situation of the village , it is probable that the Romans here constructed a place of entertainment for troops on their march . The ...
... monuments of sepul- ture for some military persons in those days . " From these traces , and from the situation of the village , it is probable that the Romans here constructed a place of entertainment for troops on their march . The ...
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... monuments has any inscription . The exterior of the building is still handsome , though it forms so inconsiderable a portion of the original structure . At the west end is a square tower , chiefly rebuilt in 1608 , and the chancel is ...
... monuments has any inscription . The exterior of the building is still handsome , though it forms so inconsiderable a portion of the original structure . At the west end is a square tower , chiefly rebuilt in 1608 , and the chancel is ...
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... monumental pen , " says Fuller , " he solemnly kept , and shewed to my reverend tutor , Dr. Samuel Ward . " Con- cerning the number of his translations a contemporary poetaster wrote this distich : Holland Holland with his translations ...
... monumental pen , " says Fuller , " he solemnly kept , and shewed to my reverend tutor , Dr. Samuel Ward . " Con- cerning the number of his translations a contemporary poetaster wrote this distich : Holland Holland with his translations ...
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... monument of the mingled splendour and affliction of former days . Sir William had by the king's grant , the custody ... monumental tribute that had been thought sacred from all inroads except those of time . On the restoration of ...
... monument of the mingled splendour and affliction of former days . Sir William had by the king's grant , the custody ... monumental tribute that had been thought sacred from all inroads except those of time . On the restoration of ...
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