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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Page 1
... , neither distin- guished for worldly advantages , nor emi- nent talents , may yet , from singular turns of fortune , and by the association of remarkable places and events with their VOL I. B story , supply such a field of amusement , and.
... , neither distin- guished for worldly advantages , nor emi- nent talents , may yet , from singular turns of fortune , and by the association of remarkable places and events with their VOL I. B story , supply such a field of amusement , and.
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... motives had all of them their weight with me in turn , and I therefore made up my mind to a voluntary surrender . My appearance had the immediate effect of setting free my father and brother , and of 12 [ Ch . I. LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
... motives had all of them their weight with me in turn , and I therefore made up my mind to a voluntary surrender . My appearance had the immediate effect of setting free my father and brother , and of 12 [ Ch . I. LIFE AND ADVENTURES.
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... they did their utmost to arrest us , or to turn us back . The night was so dark , that the two par- ties could hardly discriminate one another , especially as all wore the same uniform ; the firing Ch . I. ] 41 OF GIOVANNI FINATI ,
... they did their utmost to arrest us , or to turn us back . The night was so dark , that the two par- ties could hardly discriminate one another , especially as all wore the same uniform ; the firing Ch . I. ] 41 OF GIOVANNI FINATI ,
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... be more than suspected . Turning the matter in my mind , it some- times occurred to me , that the best end that this could come to was , that I should be compelled by the law to marry her , for Ch . I. ] 59 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
... be more than suspected . Turning the matter in my mind , it some- times occurred to me , that the best end that this could come to was , that I should be compelled by the law to marry her , for Ch . I. ] 59 OF GIOVANNI FINATI .
Page 99
... turn their fierce dispositions to better account , than by leaving them to destroy one another . For the insolence of the Wahabees , and their power and in- fluence in Arabia , being daily upon the in- crease H 2 Ch . II . ] 99 OF ...
... turn their fierce dispositions to better account , than by leaving them to destroy one another . For the insolence of the Wahabees , and their power and in- fluence in Arabia , being daily upon the in- crease H 2 Ch . II . ] 99 OF ...
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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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