Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of Ferrara: Who, Under the Assumed Name of Mahomet, Made the Campaigns Against the Wahabees for the Recovery of Mecca and Medina; and Since Acted as Interpreter to European Travellers in Some Parts Least Visited of Asia and AfricaJ. Murray, 1830 |
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... thing , in order to make the reader better acquainted with him . But it may be satisfactory to state , that , as I bore part myself in a considerable portion of the travels , and in many of the incidents which he relates , I can give ...
... thing , in order to make the reader better acquainted with him . But it may be satisfactory to state , that , as I bore part myself in a considerable portion of the travels , and in many of the incidents which he relates , I can give ...
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... thing by habit ; but the nature of the life itself was so irksome and intolerable to me , that I was never looking forward to anything elsc than to the moment which I should seize for withdrawing myself from it . The year 1806 was ...
... thing by habit ; but the nature of the life itself was so irksome and intolerable to me , that I was never looking forward to anything elsc than to the moment which I should seize for withdrawing myself from it . The year 1806 was ...
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... thing that was passing there ; amongst the rest , we could very plainly distinguish the mus- ter and roll - call of the troops , and even thought that we could perceive the bustle of surprise and inquiry that was occasioned in our own ...
... thing that was passing there ; amongst the rest , we could very plainly distinguish the mus- ter and roll - call of the troops , and even thought that we could perceive the bustle of surprise and inquiry that was occasioned in our own ...
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... , in gay colours , com- ing towards us ; and , since every thing that we feared was from behind , we were so far from looking to this with any apprehen- sion , that the sight inspired us with a full Ch . I. ] 43 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
... , in gay colours , com- ing towards us ; and , since every thing that we feared was from behind , we were so far from looking to this with any apprehen- sion , that the sight inspired us with a full Ch . I. ] 43 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
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... thing that we could possibly have need of . After that , we made our entry into the town , the people shouting before us that we were " soldiers who had deserted from the infidel army in Dalmatia , " so that a great sensation and a sort ...
... thing that we could possibly have need of . After that , we made our entry into the town , the people shouting before us that we were " soldiers who had deserted from the infidel army in Dalmatia , " so that a great sensation and a sort ...
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of ..., Volumen1 Giovanni Finati Sin vista previa disponible - 2005 |
Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of Ferrara ... Giovanni Finati Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
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2d Edit According to Mengin afterwards Albanian Ali Bey amongst ANNA MARIA PORTER appeared Arabs army arrived ATLAS Author Barusce became Bey's boards body BOTANY brought Budoa Cairo called camp Cara Lembi castle cavalry citadel command comrades Confûta continued Dalmatia desertion distance Egypt enemy Engravings escape favour fire Foolscap 8vo force forward garrison gave HISTORY horse Ibrahim Bey J. C. LOUDON Jedeed Bogaz Kaaba Mahomet Mamelukes Maps Mecca Medina MEMOIRS Mengin says ment mountains night officer once passed person pilgrims Plates port present Proofs provisions reached received regiment remained republic of Ragusa retreat round rusce scene seemed sent shewed side sight soldiers soon sooner sort speaking spot Suez suffered Taif Taifa taken Taraba tent thence tion took Tossoon Pasha troops Turkish utmost vessel village vols Wahabees whole WILLIAM JOHN BANKES Yambo