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 viii
... never assisted by a reference to any book , or consultation of any map whatever , for the purpose of refresh- ing it , it affords a strong proof of its correctness , that , upon a comparison of his account of the Wahabee war with that ...
... never assisted by a reference to any book , or consultation of any map whatever , for the purpose of refresh- ing it , it affords a strong proof of its correctness , that , upon a comparison of his account of the Wahabee war with that ...
Pàgina xiii
... never been a brilliant proficient ) had made him very slow with his pen , and rendered it probable that he would soon abandon the attempt , if he took the whole labour upon him- self , which was my motive for re- commending that he ...
... never been a brilliant proficient ) had made him very slow with his pen , and rendered it probable that he would soon abandon the attempt , if he took the whole labour upon him- self , which was my motive for re- commending that he ...
Pàgina xiv
... never seen the work during its progress , but found so much amusement in reading it , and appa- rently so few errors , that I promised to undertake the translation , and to prepare it for the press . But as the time fixed for his de ...
... never seen the work during its progress , but found so much amusement in reading it , and appa- rently so few errors , that I promised to undertake the translation , and to prepare it for the press . But as the time fixed for his de ...
Pàgina 8
... never ceased urging me to think seriously of entering at once upon that profession which he had chalked out for me , and which would furnish the only ex- emption from a continual liability to the calls of this conscript army . Though I ...
... never ceased urging me to think seriously of entering at once upon that profession which he had chalked out for me , and which would furnish the only ex- emption from a continual liability to the calls of this conscript army . Though I ...
Pàgina 14
... never looking forward to anything elsc than to the moment which I should seize for withdrawing myself from it . The year 1806 was drawing towards its close , when we received orders to march for the Tyrol , and we obeyed our instruc ...
... never looking forward to anything elsc than to the moment which I should seize for withdrawing myself from it . The year 1806 was drawing towards its close , when we received orders to march for the Tyrol , and we obeyed our instruc ...
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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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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