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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... took the whole labour upon him- self , which was my motive 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 ...
... took the whole labour upon him- self , which was my motive 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 ...
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... took up its quarters for some time ; and as we were in a new and intricate country , I thought the opportu- nity a good one for effecting my desertion , which I did , not without having turned it over and over in my mind , but yet ...
... took up its quarters for some time ; and as we were in a new and intricate country , I thought the opportu- nity a good one for effecting my desertion , which I did , not without having turned it over and over in my mind , but yet ...
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... took the utmost pains to elude detection . I concealed myself in places the least frequented of the country round , sometimes lying in the sheepfolds and out- houses , with the animals and cattle , and sometimes in ditches and holes in ...
... took the utmost pains to elude detection . I concealed myself in places the least frequented of the country round , sometimes lying in the sheepfolds and out- houses , with the animals and cattle , and sometimes in ditches and holes in ...
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... took a less summary course with us . When we were found to persist in our determination , we were soon given to un- derstand that we must look for a very different sort of treatment from what we had hitherto experienced , since it was ...
... took a less summary course with us . When we were found to persist in our determination , we were soon given to un- derstand that we must look for a very different sort of treatment from what we had hitherto experienced , since it was ...
Page 55
... took at once a great affection for me , distinguishing me so much above all his other attendants , that it became a source of great heart - burnings and jealousies amongst them ; and , on my part , I could not but feel grateful for his ...
... took at once a great affection for me , distinguishing me so much above all his other attendants , that it became a source of great heart - burnings and jealousies amongst them ; and , on my part , I could not but feel grateful for his ...
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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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