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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... suffered severely during the first days of this march , having been from my child- hood but very little accustomed to fatigue and hardship ; but being young and natur- ally active , I afterwards found little difficulty in learning the ...
... suffered severely during the first days of this march , having been from my child- hood but very little accustomed to fatigue and hardship ; but being young and natur- ally active , I afterwards found little difficulty in learning the ...
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... suffering and wretchedness , we arrived at our first destination , where we were kept close prisoners , and within a few days sent off again , each to the division of the army to which he respectively belonged . The regiment from which ...
... suffering and wretchedness , we arrived at our first destination , where we were kept close prisoners , and within a few days sent off again , each to the division of the army to which he respectively belonged . The regiment from which ...
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... suffered to move out of them ; and during all that time there was no office , the meanest and most laborious , that was not thrown upon me , as matter of punishment and degradation . Meanwhile , Buonaparte had long since been called ...
... suffered to move out of them ; and during all that time there was no office , the meanest and most laborious , that was not thrown upon me , as matter of punishment and degradation . Meanwhile , Buonaparte had long since been called ...
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... suffered , during my illness , every sort of privation and dis- comfort . I remained thus two months a patient in the hospital at Spalatro , and at the ex- piration of that term was directed to join my regiment at Lesina , which had ...
... suffered , during my illness , every sort of privation and dis- comfort . I remained thus two months a patient in the hospital at Spalatro , and at the ex- piration of that term was directed to join my regiment at Lesina , which had ...
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... suffered death rather than entertain a thought of adopting , even out- wardly , any other faith than that in which he was born ; and , indeed , this feeling had shewn itself so strongly , that it enabled us not only to endure , but even ...
... suffered death rather than entertain a thought of adopting , even out- wardly , any other faith than that in which he was born ; and , indeed , this feeling had shewn itself so strongly , that it enabled us not only to endure , but even ...
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Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Giovanni Finati, Native of ..., Volume 1 Giovanni Finati No preview available - 2005 |
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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