An Historical and Descriptive Account of the Town and Castle of Warwick and of the Neighbouring Spa of LeamingtonH. Sharpe, 1815 - 468 páginas |
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... surrounding country . THUS re - edified , enlarged , and embellished , by the cares of that active and spirited Princess , and defended by its newly - erected fortifications , Warwick enjoyed long and uninterrupted repose : till it was ...
... surrounding country . THUS re - edified , enlarged , and embellished , by the cares of that active and spirited Princess , and defended by its newly - erected fortifications , Warwick enjoyed long and uninterrupted repose : till it was ...
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... surrounded with strong walls and a ditch : and the castle was strengthened and enlarged - which , till that time , con- sisted of little more than the keep or dungeon . On this occasion , four houses , belonging to the Priors of ...
... surrounded with strong walls and a ditch : and the castle was strengthened and enlarged - which , till that time , con- sisted of little more than the keep or dungeon . On this occasion , four houses , belonging to the Priors of ...
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... Surrounding Roads -- Objects of curiosity in the Vicinity . NOTHING can well be imagined more happily chosen , than the situation of Warwick ; " in which " says DUG- DALE , " this town may justly glory beyond any other . " " It " stands ...
... Surrounding Roads -- Objects of curiosity in the Vicinity . NOTHING can well be imagined more happily chosen , than the situation of Warwick ; " in which " says DUG- DALE , " this town may justly glory beyond any other . " " It " stands ...
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... surrounding tract is naturally fertile , and highly cultivated ; intersected every where with remark- ably fine hedges , to which great attention is paid ; richly embellished with flourishing trees and woods ; and beau- tifully watered ...
... surrounding tract is naturally fertile , and highly cultivated ; intersected every where with remark- ably fine hedges , to which great attention is paid ; richly embellished with flourishing trees and woods ; and beau- tifully watered ...
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... every day at eleven , and that from London , at about the same hour . The former returns at twelve , the latter at three . There are com- Geographical Position — Surrounding Roads . munications , by coaches 30 PRESENT STATE.
... every day at eleven , and that from London , at about the same hour . The former returns at twelve , the latter at three . There are com- Geographical Position — Surrounding Roads . munications , by coaches 30 PRESENT STATE.
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adorned afterwards ancient apartments appears arches armour arms Avon Baddesley Clinton Bagington baths Beauchamp beautiful Borough Bridge building built Castle celebrated chancel Chapel CHARLES Church Court Coventry daughter delightful died distance Dudley DUGDALE Duke Earl of Leicester Earl of Warwick Edge Hill edifice EDWARD elegant ELIZABETH Emscote erected feet Gothic GREVILLE ground Guy's Cliff Hall hand handsome HENRY VI HENRY VIII Hill honor House inscription JOHN Kenilworth Kenilworth Castle Kineton King LADY Leamington lofty Lord Brooke Magnesia mansion mantle marble Mary's Mayor miles monument muriate noble noticed opposite painted Portrait possession present Prince principal Priory Queen reign of HENRY remains residence RICHARD road ROBERT Rous royal Saxon seat seen shaded side situated spacious stone Stratford Street sulphate THOMAS LUCY tomb tower town trees Vandyck venerable village walls Warwick Castle whole WILLIAM woods
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