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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1800 Excerpt: ... TO THE HONOURABLE DAINES BARRINGTON. Sir, I CJOME time ago the Rev. Mr. Latrobe informed me, that it would be agreeable to you to fee some of those remarks, which I had made on different subjects in Egypt. In consideration of the friendship and esteem which my late worthy brother-in-law had for you, 1 would have immediately complied with this request, had I made them in the English language; but having noted them down in German, it required some time to translate them, which on account of my other employments, I could not finish till lately. I now take the liberty to fend them. But I beg leave to observe that, although I have always considered myself as an Englishman, my father having been naturalized and intrusted with offices in the King's service, in America, yet having been educated, and having spent most of my time among foreigners, I am B far far from being able to express myself in the English language with any degree of accuracy; and you will, therefore, excuse my presenting you with such an imperfect account. From my infancy I always was very fond of geographical knowledge. But as my situation, and other circumstances, did not permit me to extend it as I could have wished, I was obliged to content myself with picking up as much as I could from private instruction, or from books. However, this did not in the least damp my desire to come, as much as possible, to the bottom of every thing that presented itself to my view, or of which I had any information. I seldom could content myself with the first answer I received, when I enquired into any subject, for I wished always to know upon what foundation it was grounded, and whether the person, who gave me the answer, was qualified to give a satisfactory one or not. This disposition made me oftentimes ac...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781235826498
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 34
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 123582649X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 82 gr


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