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 - Middle East |
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... feel , he could not refrain from suggesting to me , that , looking to the localities of our present position , it appeared to him that it would be much more feasible for us to make our flight by land ; Ch . I. ] OF GIOVANNI FINATI . 37.
... feel , he could not refrain from suggesting to me , that , looking to the localities of our present position , it appeared to him that it would be much more feasible for us to make our flight by land ; Ch . I. ] OF GIOVANNI FINATI . 37.
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... position of Alexan- dria , where ( after passing close in front of the bay of Aboukir , the scene of that fa- mous sea - fight between the French and the English ) we came safely to anchor , notwithstanding some trifling difficulties in ...
... position of Alexan- dria , where ( after passing close in front of the bay of Aboukir , the scene of that fa- mous sea - fight between the French and the English ) we came safely to anchor , notwithstanding some trifling difficulties in ...
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... position , had it not been for that distressing malady which is so general in Egypt , that any settler may con- sider himself highly favoured who has the good fortune to escape . I speak of the ophthalmia , which attacked me before I ...
... position , had it not been for that distressing malady which is so general in Egypt , that any settler may con- sider himself highly favoured who has the good fortune to escape . I speak of the ophthalmia , which attacked me before I ...
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... position of Ibrim , about one hun- dred and forty - five miles above the first cataract , and there established themselves for a time . I was not personally present to the end of that expedition ; for the regiment to which I belonged ...
... position of Ibrim , about one hun- dred and forty - five miles above the first cataract , and there established themselves for a time . I was not personally present to the end of that expedition ; for the regiment to which I belonged ...
Page 146
... position of some natural strength , and being fortified after the old fashion ( though , as it is said , at no remote period ) with walls and towers , has rather the appearance of a castle , than of a town , from the outside , the ...
... position of some natural strength , and being fortified after the old fashion ( though , as it is said , at no remote period ) with walls and towers , has rather the appearance of a castle , than of a town , from the outside , the ...
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