Marcello Birna, the proveditore of the Spanish army, whose address he enclosed, the sum of fifty doubloons for the horse which I had run away with, or which had run away with me.
The moment he cast anchor, the bailo hoisted his flag of captain-general of the Venetian navy, and the proveditore hauled down his own colours.
I laughed, and advised him to think of his safety before the arrival of the news which would expose all the imposture, in which case the proveditore was certain to treat him very severely.
The poor priest had already been sent to prison, and the proveditore had not the courage to defend him.
Then we are all of us as many fools, the proveditore included?
Valmarana, the proveditore of the sanitary department, and he contends that, as nobody can pass through the cordon, it would be impossible for you to be here.
On opening the desk I saw the copy of a letter advising the Proveditore of Corfu of a grant of three thousand sequins for the restoration of the old fortress.
Seventeen Venetian commanders were dead, and among them Vicenzo Quirini and the valiant, chivalrous, and venerable Proveditore Barbarigo.
The Proveditore of Corfu, Andrea Loredano, had reinforced the Christian fleet that very day with ten ships; the position was well chosen; the wind was fair, and drove full down upon the Turks as they emerged from the strait.
And with these words, inexplicable to his son, the Proveditore left the apartment; and, taking with him the mysterious portrait, hastened to the prison were the Uzcoque leader was immured.
You are free," said she in an agitated voice to the Proveditore and his son.
For some time the Proveditore paced up and down the hall in anxious thought upon his critical position, and the strange circumstances that had led to it.
The wildest laughter and applause greeted this frightful pantomime, which made the blood of the Proveditore run cold.
Neither the threats nor the temptations held out by the Proveditore seemed to have the smallest effect upon the Uzcoque.
At the sight of the old woman's unearthly countenance, Antonio covered his face with his hands; the Proveditore rose from the ground deeply moved.
After a short silence, broken only by her sobs, she became more composed, and the Proveditore again addressed her.
The Proveditore gazed at him for a brief space, with an expression of mingled pity, regret, and paternal affection upon his countenance.
After directing all imaginable vigilance to be used for the safe custody of so important a captive, the Proveditore re-entered his gondola and was conveyed back to his palace.
The eyes of the pirate sparkled with a strange and significant gleam as the Proveditore recalled the circumstance to his recollection.
Proveditore musingly, "that so hideous and repulsive an old creature should exercise such commanding influence over these bandits.
He waited the arrival of the Swiss, he said, and went off meanwhile at the heels of the Venetian Proveditore to besiege Cremona.
Alarmed at these symptoms of unsteadiness, and unseconded by the expected insurrection within, the Venetian Proveditore and Guicciardini insisted upon a general retreat, as the only means by which their forces could escape destruction.
Thus the Proveditore Emo, at the very outset of this campaign, prevented him from crossing the Oglio to harass the retreat of Renzo da Ceri, who, after loitering away two months before Cremona, was recalled to the siege of Milan.
Of this the Proveditoreavailed himself to lead Malatesta Baglione, with three thousand troops, to Cremona.
The Duke's undecided tactics, so condemned by Sismondi, were therefore in accordance with orders, which the ever-present Proveditore took care were complied with.
Before their escape was discovered on the following morning, the indignant Proveditore had departed for Venice, and Strasolda had disappeared.
I am known to none save your husband's master; but in Venice men call me the Proveditore Marcello.
And now flashed upon the indignant signora a fearful reminiscence of Jurissa's unheeded and forgotten warning, to hide her jewels for a time, and to beware of the Proveditore Marcello.
It is theProveditore Marcello, who has lately returned from a long absence in the East.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "proveditore" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
