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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Pàgina xiii
... for re- commending that he should rather dictate , than endeavour to put his story to paper with his own hand , an expedient likely also to lead to a simpler and more natural form of narration . By good EDITOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
... for re- commending that he should rather dictate , than endeavour to put his story to paper with his own hand , an expedient likely also to lead to a simpler and more natural form of narration . By good EDITOR'S PREFACE . xiii.
Pàgina xiv
... natural form of narration . By good fortune , he met with a person in London who seems to have been well qualified for the task , and brought the whole to me within a few weeks , contained in twelve little copy - books , of which the ...
... natural form of narration . By good fortune , he met with a person in London who seems to have been well qualified for the task , and brought the whole to me within a few weeks , contained in twelve little copy - books , of which the ...
Pàgina 3
... , my parents decided upon the profession which I was to follow , and did this , as is but too often the case , without looking at all to the bent of my natural disposition or incli- nations . For B 2 Ch . I. ] 3 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
... , my parents decided upon the profession which I was to follow , and did this , as is but too often the case , without looking at all to the bent of my natural disposition or incli- nations . For B 2 Ch . I. ] 3 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
Pàgina 4
... natural disposition or incli- nations . For I had an uncle , my father's brother , who was in the church , a very sincere and excellent man , but extremely bigoted ; and , as it was decided that I should be trained up to the same ...
... natural disposition or incli- nations . For I had an uncle , my father's brother , who was in the church , a very sincere and excellent man , but extremely bigoted ; and , as it was decided that I should be trained up to the same ...
Pàgina 20
... forebodings . Indeed I can hardly say what it was that supported me , harassed thus at once both in body and mind ; but I have always felt a natural sort of elasticity of spirit , which is a great 20 [ Ch . I. LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
... forebodings . Indeed I can hardly say what it was that supported me , harassed thus at once both in body and mind ; but I have always felt a natural sort of elasticity of spirit , which is a great 20 [ Ch . I. LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of Ferrara ... Giovanni Finati Visualització completa - 1830 |
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