A New Pocket Companion for Oxford: Or, Guide Through the University. Containing an Accurate Description of the Public Edifices, the Buildings in Each of the Colleges; the Gardens, ... To which are Added, Descriptions of ... Blenheim, Ditchley, Heythrop, Nuneham and Stow, ... A New Edition, Corrected, Much Enlarged, and Adorned with a Plan of the University and City, and Six Other PlatesJ. Cooke, 1798 - 152 pages |
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... these limits , befides the many courts and gardens belong- ing to the refpective Colleges . The City , properly fo called , formerly furrounded by a wall , with baftions at about 150 feet distance from each other , is of an oblong form ...
... these limits , befides the many courts and gardens belong- ing to the refpective Colleges . The City , properly fo called , formerly furrounded by a wall , with baftions at about 150 feet distance from each other , is of an oblong form ...
Page 5
... these pa- rifhes are worthy obfervation , viz . St. Mary's , All- Saints , and St. Peter's in the East . St. Mary's ftands on the north fide of the High- Street , and is the Church ufed by the University on Sundays and Holydays . It is ...
... these pa- rifhes are worthy obfervation , viz . St. Mary's , All- Saints , and St. Peter's in the East . St. Mary's ftands on the north fide of the High- Street , and is the Church ufed by the University on Sundays and Holydays . It is ...
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... these the young Noblemen ; and in the Area , on benches , the Mafters of Arts . At the weft end alfo , with a return to the north and fouth ailes , are galleries for the Bachelors and Under - graduats ; and under the middle ones are ...
... these the young Noblemen ; and in the Area , on benches , the Mafters of Arts . At the weft end alfo , with a return to the north and fouth ailes , are galleries for the Bachelors and Under - graduats ; and under the middle ones are ...
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... these fquares and triangles ( as de- fcending from above ) is the figure of Truth fitting as on a cloud , in one hand holding a Palm Branch ( the em- blem of victory ) , in the other the Sun , whofe brightness enlightens the whole ...
... these fquares and triangles ( as de- fcending from above ) is the figure of Truth fitting as on a cloud , in one hand holding a Palm Branch ( the em- blem of victory ) , in the other the Sun , whofe brightness enlightens the whole ...
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... with variety of Mo- faic . The Eighth Gateway is appropriated to the Stair - Cafe , the well of which is oval ; and the Steps , tween these there iftances , but Steps , which are of Stone , adhering to the FOR 21 OXFORD .
... with variety of Mo- faic . The Eighth Gateway is appropriated to the Stair - Cafe , the well of which is oval ; and the Steps , tween these there iftances , but Steps , which are of Stone , adhering to the FOR 21 OXFORD .
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