Brentford has little to boast besides its situation. From hence a considerable trade in corn, malt and other commodities is carried on, by means of the Thames |
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On the south, near Sion House, is the cheerful village of Isleworth, on the banks of the Thames. In its neighbourhood are many handsome houses and some seats |
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Hounslow Heath. This waste is a dead flat, of a great extent, and having little variety, the weary traveller wishes to hasten speedily from it |
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Slough is a large village in the road, about a mile and a half distant from Windsor, composed chiefly of one street
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After we pass Colnbrook, the lofty towers of Windsor Castle are often caught by the eye through the scenery |
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Maidenhead Thicket. At the twenty-eight mile stone we enter the race ground, which is of great extent
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The road then descends towards the town of Reading, the spires of which present themselves to view in the west |
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Theale is a neat village; on the south it is skirted by fertile meadows, watered by the Kennet
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Four miles south-by-west of Englefield is Padworth. This seat is a noble mansion, delightfully situated on the north side of the vale |
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Returning to the high road, we proceed to the Halfway House, with the road winding along the bottom of a pleasant valley |
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St Peter's church at Marlborough answers to the scite of a temple. A little to the south is a gate and some other relicks |
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Hungerford is composed of a mixture of ancient and modern buildings. Some of the houses have distinguishing marks of antiquity |
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Proceeding from Marlborough and descending a hill, there are a great number of stones, in rude forms, scattered irregularly |
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The beauty of Bowood consists in its simplicity and extent. The aim is to present nature with nothing done to it, there being only a gravel path for the use of ladies in wet weather |
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As we approach Box, the high ground on the left becomes more lofty and in its face appears the beautiful white free-stone, known by the name Bath-stone
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The avenues leading to Bath, having been improved, are rendered more easy and are now perfectly safe for carriages and those who take the air on horseback |
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