A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions;: With Narratives of a Tour Round the Island in 1800, the Campaign in Candy in 1803, and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804. Illustrated by Twenty-five Engravings from Original Drawings, Volume 1Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme ... and A . Brown, Aberdeen., 1807 - Cingalese |
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... miles in circumference * . * The following extract from his work is added , as a curiosity which may gratify some readers : " The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile , Kt . which treateth of the Way to Hieusalem ; and of ...
... miles in circumference * . * The following extract from his work is added , as a curiosity which may gratify some readers : " The Voiage and Travaile of Sir John Maundevile , Kt . which treateth of the Way to Hieusalem ; and of ...
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... miles : the greatest breadth , from Columbo to Komary , one hundred and fifty . On the south and east sides it is washed by the great Indian ocean : on the west it is bounded by the gulph of Manaar , which separates it from the coast of ...
... miles : the greatest breadth , from Columbo to Komary , one hundred and fifty . On the south and east sides it is washed by the great Indian ocean : on the west it is bounded by the gulph of Manaar , which separates it from the coast of ...
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... miles into the interior country . The inland provinces , cut off from all communication with the sea , and occupying the greater part of the island , are still re- tained by the king of Candy , whose capital is situate in the centre of ...
... miles into the interior country . The inland provinces , cut off from all communication with the sea , and occupying the greater part of the island , are still re- tained by the king of Candy , whose capital is situate in the centre of ...
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... miles east by south of Columbo . It is of a conical shape , and is seen distinctly by those who sail along the south - west coast for an extent of one hundred and fifty miles . From Chilauw it bears south - east : from Dondra - head ...
... miles east by south of Columbo . It is of a conical shape , and is seen distinctly by those who sail along the south - west coast for an extent of one hundred and fifty miles . From Chilauw it bears south - east : from Dondra - head ...
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... mile or less of the city of Cande . In some places of it full of rocks , in others clear for three or four miles . " On the south side of Conde Uda is an hill , supposed to be the highest on this island , called in the Chingulay ...
... mile or less of the city of Cande . In some places of it full of rocks , in others clear for three or four miles . " On the south side of Conde Uda is an hill , supposed to be the highest on this island , called in the Chingulay ...
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Adam's Peak afford amongst animals appearance Aripo Barbut Batticaloe beautiful black pepper boats branches British Buddha bungaloe called Candian carried centre Ceylon Chilauw Cingalese cinnamon coast cocoa-nut trees colour Columbo commandant common contains corn court covered cultivated distance dress Dutch elegant elephants English erected European excellent extremely feet in length four fruit garden garrison governor greater ground grows half hills houses hundred inches India inhabitants island Jaffnapatam labour land leaf leaves likewise luxuriant Madras Malabar manner Matura miles modelear mountains natives Negombo nuts o'clock P. M. ornamented paddee palanquin palmyra person pettah piece plants Point de Galle Portuguese possess pounds sterling produce province quantity rain resembling rice river road rock roof ropes seen shade shrubs side situation sometimes species stands stone surrounded taste temple thick travelling Trincomallee village walk walls wild wind wood
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Page 364 - The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, But such as, at this day, to Indians known, In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms, Branching so broad and long, that in the ground The bended twigs take root, and daughters grow About the mother tree, a pillar'd shade, High overarch'd, and echoing walks between : There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat, Shelters in cool, and tends his pasturing herds At loop-holes cut through thickest shade: those leaves They gather'd, broad as Amazonian targe ;...
Page 352 - It is made of cut stones, from three to six feet in length, and a foot and a half in breadth. In many places the stones have been thrown down by bushes growing out of the crevices, and in one place...
Page 124 - They have no Towns nor Houses, only live by the waters under a Tree, with some boughs cut and laid round about them, to give notice when any wild Beasts come near, which they may hear by their rustling and trampling upon them. Many of these habitations we saw when we fled through the Woods, but God be praised the Vaddahs were gone.
Page 29 - ... (where there are no novels), for here, also, both the spring and autumnal climaxes are quite distinct. Certainly this theory carries us a little too far. The main factor in producing this very marked annual periodicity seems to me to be wholly unconnected with the sexual impulse. The winter half of the year (from the beginning of October to the end of March), when out-door life has lost its attractions and much time must be spent in the house, is naturally the season for reading. But during the...
Page 372 - The instrument with which the punishment of flogging was inflicted consisted either of a whip, or of the split rattan ; and opinions greatly differ, as to which of these was the most cruel. The whip varied in size. Its handle was of wood, from two to three feet...
Page 244 - The King makes use of them for Executioners; they will run their Teeth through the body, and then tear it in pieces, and throw it limb from limb. They have sharp Iron with a socket with three edges, which they put on their Teeth at such times; for the Elephants that are kept have all the ends of their Teeth cut to make them grow the better, and they do grow out again.
Page 433 - These two chanced to meet in a dry Season, when water was scarce. The Polonga being almost famished for thirst, asked the Noya, where he might go to find a little water. The Noya a little before had met with a bowl of water in which a Child lay playing. As it is usual among this people to wash their Children in a bowl of water, and there leave them to tumble and play in it. Here the Noya quenched his thirst, but as he was drinking, the Child that lay in the bowl, out of his innocency and play, hit...
Page 392 - Where there are no Springs or Rivers to furnish them with Water, as it is in the Northern Parts, where there are but two or three Springs, they supply this defect by saving of rain Water; which they do, by casting up great Banks in convenient places to stop and contain the Rains that fall, and so save it till they have occasion to let it out into...
Page 256 - They usually occur at heights varying from 10 to 100 feet, sometimes on the right and sometimes on the left side of the existing river-plain, but rarely in great strength on exactly opposite sides of the valley. Among the genera of extinct quadrupeds most frequently met with in England, France, Germany, and other parts of Europe, are the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, horse, great Irish deer...
Page 364 - Buddou, a great God among them, when he was upon the Earth, did use to sit under this kind of Trees. There are many of these Trees, which they plant all the Land over, and have more care of, than of any other. They pave round under them like a Key, sweep often under them to keep them clean ; they light Lamps, and set up their Images under them : and a stone Table is placed under some of them to lay their Sacrifices on. They set them every where in Towns and High wayes, where any convenient places...